Eavesdropping of woodchucks (Marmota monax) and eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus) on heterospecific alarm calls

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 493-499

  Aschemeier, Lisa M ^a,b   Maher, Christine R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^b Northwest State College   (United States)

Author keywords

American crows; communication; eastern chipmunks; heterospecific eavesdropping; Marmota monax; Tamias striatus; woodchucks

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CONSPECIFIC; RODENT; SONGBIRD; TERRITORIALITY;

CORVUS BRACHYRHYNCHOS; MAMMALIA; MARMOTA MONAX; PARUS ATRICAPILLUS; SCIURIDAE; TAMIAS STRIATUS;

EID: 79958819591     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/09-MAMM-A-322.1     Document Type: Article

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