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Responses of pikas (Ochotona princeps, Lagomorpha) to naturally occurring terrestrial predators

Authors: Ivins, B. L.; Smith, A. T.
Year: 1983
Journal: Behavioral Ecology, Vol. 13, pp. 277-285
Publisher: UNKNOWN
DOI: 10.1007/bf00299675
Keywords: ANIMAL BEHAVIOR, LAGOMORPHA, MAMMALOGY, OCHOTONA PRINCEPS, PIKA, PREDATION, RMBL

Abstract

Weasels were determined to be more effective predators of pikas than martens, and these asymmetries in behavior and alarm vocalizations may indicate that responses reduce an individual's risk of predaton by weasels.

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