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Discrete call types referring to predation risk enhance the efficiency of the meerkat sentinel system

Sentinel behaviour, a form of coordinated vigilance, occurs in a limited range of species, mostly in cooperative breeders. In some species sentinels confirm their presence vocally by giving a single sentinel call type, whereby the rate and subtle acoustic changes provide graded information on the va...

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Autores principales: Rauber, R., Manser, M. B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5358691/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28303964
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep44436