Indicators of age, body size and sex in goat kid calls revealed using the source-filter theory

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 133, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 175-185

  Briefer, Elodie ^a   McElligott, Alan G ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic analysis; Capra hircus; Ungulate; Vocal communication; Vocal development

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DATA; AGE CLASS; BODY SIZE; DOMESTIC SPECIES; GOAT; ONTOGENY; SEX HORMONE; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 79960278313     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2011.05.012     Document Type: Article

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