Alarm scent-marking during predatory attempts in the Cabrera vole (Microtus cabrerae Thomas, 1906)

The alarm pheromones often released by animals under stressful situations seem to elicit behavioral changes in conspecifics, which in the appropriate context can be viewed as anti-predatory responses. However, the releasing of alarm pheromones associated with predatory events has not been demonstrat...

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Main Author: Pereira Gomes, Luis Alexandre (author)
Other Authors: Pedreirinho Salgado, Pedro Miguel (author), Mira, António (author), Barata, Eduardo Nuno (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Alarm pheromone
Voles
Microtus cabrerae
Scent-marking
Predation
Anti-predatory
pheromone
urine
rodent
mammal
Behaviour
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/8833
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/8833

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http://hdl.handle.net/10174/8833

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