Social Behavior of Captive Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs (Mammalia, Rodentia) with Changing Numbers of Observers

• Published in: Вестник зоологии
• Date: 2011
• Main Authors: Eltorai, A.E.M., Sussman, R.W.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут зоології ім. І.І. Шмальгаузена НАН України 2011
• Subjects: Экология
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/65794
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Социальное поведение чернохвостых луговых собачек (Mammalia, Rodentia) в неволе при сменяющемся количестве наблюдателей / A.E.M. Eltorai, R.W. Sussman // Вестник зоологии. — 2011. — Т. 45, № 2. — С. 145–152. — Бібліогр.: 10 назв. — англ.

Black-tailed prairie dogs Cynomys ludovicianus (Ord, 1815) are diurnal rodents that live in intricate cities. Their social complexity rivals that of some primates, and, in some respects, resembles the behavior of humans. Due to the rich variety of readily-observable, sophisticated behaviors such as...