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SECTION B: LIFE SCIENCES

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2014)

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

DOI
https://doi.org/10.18272/aci.v6i2.173
Submitted
September 30, 2015
Published
2014-12-19

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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