Abstract
Calls used during courtship were analyzed for 59 male mole rats (Spalax ehrenbergi). The x̄ ± SD of the main frequency was 568.0 ± 35.6 Hz, the lower value of the main frequency according to sonograms was 502.3 ± 36.9 Hz, and the pulse repetition rate was 23.7 ± 2.8/s. Calls are noisy, with energy spread primarily from 0.5 to 4.5 kHz. The low frequency of this call seems to be a specialization to life in underground tunnels.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 121-125 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Mammalogy |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 1988 |