Complex call in male rock hyrax (Procavia capensis): A multi-information distributing channel

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 581-590

  Koren, Lee ^a   Geffen, Eli ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acoustic communication; Advertisement; Multiple messages; Social status; Steroid hormone levels

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CALLING BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; HORMONE; MAMMAL; SCENT MARKING; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PROCAVIA CAPENSIS; PROCAVIIDAE;

EID: 58649101842     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-008-0693-2     Document Type: Article

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