Variation in pika (Ochotona collaris, O. princeps) vocalizations within and between populations

Ecography

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 784-795

  Trefry, Sarah A ^a,b   Hik, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIVERGENCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LAGOMORPH; VOCALIZATION;

ALASKA; CANADA; UNITED STATES; YUKON TERRITORY;

MAMMALIA; OCHOTONA COLLARIS; OCHOTONA PRINCEPS; OCHOTONIDAE;

EID: 77957129336     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2009.05589.x     Document Type: Article

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