Abstract
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
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 57-74 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | National Geographic Research |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 1 |
State | Published - Jan 1 1986 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Environmental Science
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences