Tonic Communication in the Antipredator Behavior of Ground Squirrels

Advances in the Study of Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue C, 2010, Pages 119-149

  Owings, Donald H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal communication; Antipredator behavior; Disinhibition; Habituation; Latent effects; Phasic; Sensitization; Signal efficacy; Spermophilus; Tonic communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 83755175409     PISSN: 00653454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-3454(10)41004-9     Document Type: Chapter

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