The more the scarier: Adult Richardson's ground squirrels (Spermophilus richardsonii) assess response urgency via the number of alarm signallers

Ethology

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 436-443

  Sloan, Jennifer L ^a   Hare, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; JUVENILE; PERCEPTION; PREDATOR; RODENT;

SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS RICHARDSONII;

EID: 41949131350     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2008.01479.x     Document Type: Article

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