Persistence of alarm-call behaviour in the absence of predators: A comparison between wild and captive-born meerkats (Suricata suricatta)

Ethology

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1038-1047

  Hollén, Linda I ^a,b   Manser, Marta B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CALLING BEHAVIOR; CAPTIVE POPULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENEMY FREE SPACE; FECES; OLFACTORY CUE; PERSISTENCE; PREDATOR; RECOGNITION; SMALL MAMMAL; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; SURICATA SURICATTA;

EID: 35348958922     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2007.01409.x     Document Type: Article

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