Vocalization of the shrews Suncus etruscus and Crocidura russula during normothermia and torpor
Year: 1979
Type: article
Abstract: V ocalization of the shrew s Suncus etruscus and Crocidura russula d u rin g n o rm o th erm ia and torpor.A cta theriol.24, 21: 271-276 [With 1 T able & ,2 Figs.].The vocalization of the shrew s Suncus etruscus and Crocidura russula d u rin g norm o th erm ia and to rp o r is investigated.W hile freq u en cy and call d u ratio n are independent of body tem p eratu re, th e trem olo s tru c tu re shows a spreading co rrelated w ith falling body te m p e ra tu re .The p a rtic u la r calls em itted d u rin g to rp o r are defence calls, m odified by m erely physiological factors.T heir m ain function m ig h t be of in tra s p e cific natu re.[Zool.Forschungsinst.u.M useum A. Koenig, D 5300 Bonn (RH) and In stitu t de zoologie et d'ecologie anim ale, CH 1005 L au san n e (PV, HF, MG)].
Source: ACTA THERIOLOGICA
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2080940169