Vocal Repertoire of Captive Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris): Structure, Context and Function

Ethology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-94

  Barros, Kamila S ^a   Tokumaru, Rosana S ^b   Pedroza, Janine P ^a   Nogueira, Selene S C ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; GROUP BEHAVIOR; RODENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; TERRITORIALITY; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALIA; CAVIOMORPHA; HYDROCHAERIS HYDROCHAERIS; RODENTIA;

EID: 78650389615     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2010.01853.x     Document Type: Article

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