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Overall survival and reproductive rates (Hoogland 1981).īlack-tailed prairie dogs code specific information within Genus that do not share this behavior, ultimately increasing Predators using alarm calls, significantly reducing predation compared to that of other species within the same Coterie membersĪltruistically alert others to the presence of potential
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Signal, named for the high-pitched squeak and associatedįront limb extension, which is used to communicate various circumstances, such as the end of a predatory threat Prairieĭogs also exhibit a more functionally complex “jump-yip” Member of a different coterie (Smith et al. To manipulate an interaction between two individuals, suchĪs one coterie member rejecting another coterie member’s attempt to allogroom, or defending territory from a Vocalizations are part of prairie dog sociality, often used Tight-knit colonies, called “coteries” (Hoogland 1995). Known for their high degree of sociality, manifesting in
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2012 reviewed in Zuberbühler 2009).īlack-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) are Finally, some individuals alterĪlarm calls based on the audience present, suggesting multiple motivations for alarm calling, as well as consciousĬontrol of the message to be delivered (Marler et al. Additionally, someĪlarm calls used to elicit mobbing behavior are debatablyĭelivered with selfish intent, as the signaler summonsĬonspecifics to protect itself from potentially being predated upon (Wheeler 2008). For instance, alarm calls in some rodents areĭirected at predators, with conspecifics secondarily benefitting (Shelley and Blumstein 2004). Increase the risk of predation to the signaler (Shermanġ985), suggesting other functions of alarm calling thanĪltruism. However, other hypotheses posit that alarm calls do not Put at risk and others gain a fitness benefit (Smith 1965). Under these contexts,Īlarm calls are considered altruistic since the signaler is Griesser and Ekman 2004) and Trivers’ (1971) reciprocalĪltruism (e.g., Krams et al. The evolutionary maintenance of this behavior has been explained through applications of theories such as Smith’s (1965) kin selection (e.g., School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, UKĪlarm calling in wildlife is a seemingly counterintuitiveīehavior that appears to increase the risk of predation to National Park Service Natural Sounds and Night Skiesĭivision, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Suite 100, Fort Collins, Megan_f_mc of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology,Ĭolorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA Supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. Furthermore, this may support the hypothesis that alarm calling is intended to reachĬonspecifics, rather than to send a message to the predator itself.Įlectronic supplementary material The online version of thisĪrticle (https://doi.org/10.1007/s1016-8) contains That prairie dogs are conscious of the type of alarm call produced based on the behavioral context of calling and potentially Our analyses indicated that adult prairieĭogs lowered the central concentration of energy in their alarm calls when calling in the presence of pups. Alarm calls were analyzed for changes in spectral and temporal characteristics relative to those of adults that were not in the immediate presence of pups. PresenceĪnd distance of pups were noted prior to recording. Alarm calls were elicited by approaching individuals, and then recorded using a shotgun microphone. We build on this literature by assessing changes in call characteristics in black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) in the presence of recently emerged Of alarm calling indicates that intraspecific communication can drive this behavior.
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While several drivers of wildlife alarm calls have been identified, recent work on the impact of the audience on the plasticity
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© Japan Ethological Society and Springer Japan KK, part of Springer Nature 2019 Received: 30 July 2018 / Accepted: 13 December 2018 Alarm call modification by prairie dogs in the presence of juveniles