AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR OF THE CALIFORNIA GROUND SQUIRREL, SPERMOPHILUS BEECHEYI, AT AN ARTIFICIAL FOOD SOURCE

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR OF THE CALIFORNIA GROUND SQUIRREL, SPERMOPHILUS BEECHEYI, AT AN ARTIFICIAL FOOD SOURCE

Occurrence of agonistic behavior patterns in Spermophilus beecheyi at a concentrated artificial food source was studied. Our data from 851 encounters are compared with previously published information from unmanipulated populations. Eight new behavior patterns (rump block, kick, forward shove, pounc...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Great Basin naturalist 1988-01, Vol.48 (1), p.19-24
Hauptverfasser: Durant, Pedro, Dole, Jim W., Fisler, George F.
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Sprache:eng
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Agonistic behavior
Animal grooming
Animal rumps
Animals
Female animals
Ground squirrels
Male animals
Mating behavior
Reproduction
Squirrels
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Zusammenfassung:Occurrence of agonistic behavior patterns in Spermophilus beecheyi at a concentrated artificial food source was studied. Our data from 851 encounters are compared with previously published information from unmanipulated populations. Eight new behavior patterns (rump block, kick, forward shove, pounce, displacement grooming, circle fight, roll fight, and boxing fight) are described.
ISSN:0017-3614