Alarm call of the pgymy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis)

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Green, Jeffrey S.; Flinders, Jerran T.

Source:

Great Basin Naturalist, Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, Volume 41, Issue 1, p.158-160 (1980)

Call Number:

A81GRE01IDUS

URL:

https://ojs.lib.byu.edu/spc/index.php/wnan/article/view/29462

Keywords:

Brachylagus idahoensis, pgymy rabbit

Abstract:

An alarm vocalization was identified in the pygmy rabbit. The call was composed of from one to seven syllables uttered in rapid succession. The syllables were complex tones with many overlying frequencies; the strongest occurred close to harmonic intervals at 4000 and 6000 Hz. In both laboratory and field conditions, the call seemed to be elicited by a potential predator, and its use may be unique among leporids.

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