Mutual mother-offspring vocal recognition in an ungulate hider species (Capra hircus)

Animal Cognition

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 585-598

  Briefer, Elodie ^a   McElligott, Alan G ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic analysis; Antipredator strategies; Follower; Goat; Hider; Playback experiment; Vocal communication

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 85027942737     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-011-0396-3     Document Type: Article

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