Olfactory predator discrimination in yellow-bellied marmots

Ethology

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1135-1143

  Blumstein, Daniel T ^a,b   Barrow, Lisa ^b   Luterra, Markael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CARNIVORE; METABOLITE; OLFACTORY CUE; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RODENT; URINE;

ALCES ALCES; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LATRANS; CANIS LUPUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; MAMMALIA; MARMOTA; MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS; PUMA CONCOLOR; SCIURIDAE; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 53749090507     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2008.01563.x     Document Type: Article

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