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Communication in the Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) and a Survey of Auditory Communication in the Marsupialia
Author(s) -
Eisenberg John F.,
Collins L. R.,
Wemmer C.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
zeitschrift für tierpsychologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.739
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1439-0310
pISSN - 0044-3573
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1975.tb00887.x
Subject(s) - marsupial , biology , vocal communication , macropus , agonistic behaviour , zoology , communication , psychology , aggression , developmental psychology
The interaction patterns of two pairs of the Tasmanian Devil, Sarcophilus harrisii , were studied. We formulated a description for the major postures and configurations involved in agonistic, contact promoting, and sexual behavior. Vocalizations were analyzed and a syntactic classification of syllable types was formulated. The vocalizations recorded from intraspecific encounters run with pairs of marsupials from ten species were analyzed and compared with the syllable types so defined for Sarcophilus . Marsupial vocalizations were then compared with the vocalization patterns described for viverrid carnivores.