Age and sex influence marmot antipredator behavior during periods of heightened risk

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1525-1533

  Lea, Amanda J ^a   Blumstein, Daniel T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alarm call; Antipredator behavior; State dependence; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; ALARM SIGNAL; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BODY CONDITION; CONSPECIFIC; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; JUVENILE; MORTALITY; PREDATION RISK; RODENT; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; TIME ALLOCATION; VIGILANCE; VULNERABILITY;

ANIMALIA; MARMOTA; MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 79960186621     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-011-1162-x     Document Type: Article

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