The vocal repertoire in a solitary foraging carnivore, Cynictis penicillata, may reflect facultative sociality
The vocal repertoire in a solitary foraging carnivore, Cynictis penicillata, may reflect facultative sociality
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独居觅食食肉动物 Cynictis penicillata 的声音可能反映了兼性社交性
DOI：
10.1007/s00114-008-0506-5
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发表时间：
2009
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M. Manser
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作者：
A. Roux;M. Cherry;M. Manser
我们描述了一种兼性社会性食肉动物的声乐曲目，黄色猫鼬，愤世嫉俗的青霉菌。结合近距离观察、录音和模拟捕食者的实验，我们能够清楚地描述这种herpestid使用的各种叫声的结构和功能。黄猫鼬的叫声包括十种类型，其中一半用于安抚或恐惧的环境，另一半用于攻击性的互动。这项研究的数据表明，黄猫鼬使用一种基于紧急情况的警报呼叫系统，通过两种不同的呼叫类型来指示紧急程度的高低。与独居的猫鼬相比，黄猫鼬有很大比例的“友好”发声，以增强群体凝聚力，但它的发声曲目比那些有义务的社会物种更小，更不适合环境。据我们所知，对黄猫鼬的声乐曲目的研究是对其自然栖息地的同时社会性物种进行的最完整的研究。
We describe the vocal repertoire of a facultatively social carnivore, the yellow mongoose, Cynictis penicillata. Using a combination of close-range observations, recordings and experiments with simulated predators, we were able to obtain clear descriptions of call structure and function for a wide range of calls used by this herpestid. The vocal repertoire of the yellow mongooses comprised ten call types, half of which were used in appeasing or fearful contexts and half in aggressive interactions. Data from this study suggest that the yellow mongoose uses an urgency-based alarm calling system, indicating high and low urgency through two distinct call types. Compared to solitary mongooses, the yellow mongoose has a large proportion of ‘friendly’ vocalisations that enhance group cohesion, but its vocal repertoire is smaller and less context-specific than those of obligate social species. This study of the vocal repertoire of the yellow mongoose is, to our knowledge, the most complete to have been conducted on a facultatively social species in its natural habitat.