Snake scent application in ground squirrels, Spermophilus spp.: a novel form of antipredator behaviour?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 299-307

  Clucas, Barbara ^a   Rowe, Matthew P ^b   Owings, Donald H ^a   Arrowood, Patricia C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Sam Houston State University   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

antipredator behaviour; chemical defence; Crotalus; ground squirrel; rattlesnake; rock squirrel; Spermophilus; stereotyped behaviour

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; ECTOPARASITE; PREDATION; RODENT; SCENT MARKING; SNAKE; STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; CROTALUS; SCIURIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS BEECHEYI; SPERMOPHILUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 37349039329     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.05.024     Document Type: Article

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