African elephant alarm calls distinguish between threats from humans and bees

The Samburu pastoralists of Northern Kenya co-exist with African elephants, Loxodonta africana, and compete over resources such as watering holes. Audio playback experiments demonstrate that African elephants produce alarm calls in response to the voices of Samburu tribesmen. When exposed to adult m...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2014-02, Vol.9 (2), p.e89403-e89403
Hauptverfasser:	Soltis, Joseph, King, Lucy E, Douglas-Hamilton, Iain, Vollrath, Fritz, Savage, Anne
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acoustics Alarm behavior Alarm systems Animal behavior Animal Communication Animals Bees Biology Calling behavior Cues Elephants Elephants - physiology Evolution Experiments Flight Flight behavior Humans Loxodonta africana Playback Sound Stimuli Threats Veterinary Science Vigilance Vocalization behavior Zoology
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