Geographic variability in the alarm calls of the European ground squirrel
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11310%2F20%3A10420503" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11310/20:10420503 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/60460709:41340/20:84368
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=6pdq8N.2.f" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=6pdq8N.2.f</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoz055" target="_blank" >10.1093/cz/zoz055</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Geographic variability in the alarm calls of the European ground squirrel
Original language description
Geographic variability in vocalizations has been documented in many mammalian species. We examined to what extent it applies to the alarm calls of the European ground squirrel Spermophilus citellus. We recorded the calls of 82 adult individuals from 5 natural colonies in the Czech Republic and 24 adult individuals from an artificial seminatural colony located in a Czech zoo. The founders of this colony originated from 4 different natural colonies in the Czech Republic. Our results showed that there are hardly any differences in the acoustic structure of the alarm calls between male and female European ground squirrels. Discriminant function analysis showed the highest degree of discriminability for the most isolated sites (54-74% of individuals classified correctly), whereas the lowest degree of discriminability was found for 2 interconnected colonies (38-40% individuals classified correctly). Individuals from the artificial seminatural colony were often classified correctly to this colony (58% classified correctly); however, the precision of the classification was comparatively relatively low, that is, many individuals from other colonies were incorrectly classified into this seminatural colony. This likely corresponds to the different origins of its founders. These findings indicate that there is a rather substantial geographic variability in the alarm calls of the European ground squirrel, and our study highlights its possible impact on conservation measures such as establishing artificial colonies or reintroductions.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10618 - Ecology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/SP%2F2D4%2F61%2F08" target="_blank" >SP/2D4/61/08: Investigation on the biology, ecology and distribution of the groundsquirrel (Spermophilus citellus) on the context of its Action plan in the Czech Republic</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Current Zoology
ISSN
1674-5507
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
66
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
CN - CHINA
Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
407-415
UT code for WoS article
000574292600009
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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