Individual identity encoding and environmental constraints in vocal recognition of pups by Australian sea lion mothers

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 681-690

  Pitcher, Benjamin J ^a,b,c   Harcourt, Robert G ^a   Charrier, Isabelle ^b,c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Australian sea lion; Communication; Individual recognition; Neophoca cinerea; Parent offspring; Pinniped; Vocal signature

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; COLONY STRUCTURE; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; DUNE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HABITAT TYPE; HERB; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PINNIPED; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; VOCALIZATION;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; NEOPHOCA CINEREA; PINNIPEDIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84857053555     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.12.012     Document Type: Article

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