Why do yellow-bellied marmots call?
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The criticisms by Mark E. Hauber and Paul W. Sherman on a research about the alarm calling of yellow-bellied marmots, Marmota flaviventris, are problematical. One criticism is about the use of the simple weighted sum to calculate inclusive fitness. They also criticized that the conclusions are not feasible. Moreover, they claim that the function of the alarm calling of male yellow-bellied marmots is different from that of female and young yellow-bellied marmots.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1998
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Yellow-bellied marmots discriminate between the alarm calls of individuals and are more responsive to calls from juveniles
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A series of experiments are conducted to determine whether yellow-bellied marmots perceive differences between the alarm calls from individuals and whether the calls from different age and sex classes are differentially evaluated. The results have shown that individuals are able to identify when young, and presumably vulnerable, marmots are calling and to respond by engaging in vigilance.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2004
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Developing an evolutionary ecology of fear: how life history and natural history traits affect disturbance tolerance in birds
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A study investigating the factors that create tolerance in birds towards disturbances in their surroundings is presented.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2006
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