TY - JOUR
T1 - Social behaviour of the steppe-dwelling black-lipped pika.
AU - Smith, A. T.
AU - Smith, H. J.
AU - Wang Xue Gao, Xue Gao
AU - Yin Xiangchu, Xiangchu
AU - Liang Junxiun, Junxiun
PY - 1986/1/1
Y1 - 1986/1/1
N2 - Ochotona curzoniae were studied near Qinghai Lake on the Qinghai-Xizang (Tibet) Plateau, People's Republic of China. Pikas lived in burrows on an alpine steppe meadow. The dense population (>100/ha) was structured in monogamous family groups composed of a single adult male, a single adult female, older (half-grown) juveniles, and younger (newly weaned) juveniles. Individuals in all sex and age classes were frequently active and engaged in a wide variety of social and nonsocial behaviors. O. curzoniae exhibited a rich vocal repertoire of at least 7 distinct calls. Social interactions and vocalizations associated with these interactions were most often expressed by younger juveniles. Most adult vocalizations were given in a nonsocial context.-from Authors
AB - Ochotona curzoniae were studied near Qinghai Lake on the Qinghai-Xizang (Tibet) Plateau, People's Republic of China. Pikas lived in burrows on an alpine steppe meadow. The dense population (>100/ha) was structured in monogamous family groups composed of a single adult male, a single adult female, older (half-grown) juveniles, and younger (newly weaned) juveniles. Individuals in all sex and age classes were frequently active and engaged in a wide variety of social and nonsocial behaviors. O. curzoniae exhibited a rich vocal repertoire of at least 7 distinct calls. Social interactions and vocalizations associated with these interactions were most often expressed by younger juveniles. Most adult vocalizations were given in a nonsocial context.-from Authors
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0022859842
SN - 8755-724X
VL - 2
SP - 57
EP - 74
JO - National Geographic Research
JF - National Geographic Research
IS - 1
ER -