Female perception of size-related formant shifts in red deer, Cervus elaphus

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 707-714

  Charlton, Benjamin D ^a   Reby, David ^a   McComb, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acoustic cues; body size; Cervus elaphus; formant frequency; perception; red deer; vocal communication

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY SIZE; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; DEER; HABITUATION; PERCEPTION; VOCALIZATION;

CERVUS ELAPHUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 35148846292     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.09.021     Document Type: Article

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