Vol. 6 No. 2 (2014), SECTION B: LIFE SCIENCES
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2014)

Vocalizations of the mice Reithrodontomys soderstromi and Thomasomys paramorum (Rodentia: Cricetidae) in the province of Carchi, Ecuador

SECTION B: LIFE SCIENCES
Published 2014-12-19
Jorge Brito M.
Museo Ecuatoriano de Ciencias Naturales del Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
Diego Batallas R.
Fundación Naturaleza Kakaram
Portada: Volumen 6 - Número 2
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Polylepis woodlands
vocalization

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Brito M., J., & Batallas R., D. (2014). Vocalizations of the mice Reithrodontomys soderstromi and Thomasomys paramorum (Rodentia: Cricetidae) in the province of Carchi, Ecuador. ACI Avances En Ciencias E Ingenierías, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.18272/aci.v6i2.173
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Abstract

We report descriptive information on the vocalizations of two species of rodents, analyzing and describing their spectral and temporal variability. Reithrodontomys soderstromi emits a nearly constant sounding whistle with a mean dominant frequency of 10.16 ± 0.20 kHz. The vocalizations of Thomasomys paramorum resemble clicks with frequency modulations with a mean dominant frequency of 1.74 ± 0.10 kHz and generates a harmonic whose mean frequency is 3.64 ± 0.24 kHz.

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