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A test of the acoustic adaptation hypothesis in four species of marmots

Authors: Daniel, J. C.; Blumstein, D. T.ORCID
Year: 1998
Journal: Animal Behavior, Vol. 56, pp. 1517-1528
Publisher: UNKNOWN
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1998.0929
Keywords: ACOUSTIC ADAPTATION HYPOTHESIS, ALARM CALLS, COMMUNICATION, MARMOT, MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS, RMBL

Abstract

The evidence did not support the acoustic adaptation hypothesis for these marmot species, and factors other than maximizing long-distance transmission through the environment may be important in the evolution of species-specific marmot alarm calls.

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