Segmental concatenation of individual signatures and context cues in banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) close calls

BMC Biology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Jansen, David A W A M ^a   Cant, Michael A ^b   Manser, Marta B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

banded mongoose; close call; graded calls; segmental concatenation; segregation of information; syllable; vocal cue; vocal signature

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; MUNGOS MUNGO;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; MONGOOSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION; WILD ANIMAL;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; HERPESTIDAE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 84870291233     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7007-10-97     Document Type: Article

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