Titre du document / Document title

Species-specific footdrumming in kangaroo rats : Dipodomys ingens, D. deserti, D. spectabilis

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

RANDALL J. A. ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, ETATS-UNIS

Résumé / Abstract

Footdrumming was compared in three allopatric species of kangaroo rat, Dipodomys, from three habitats. Analysis of footdrumming recordings revealed species-specific patterns of drumming ranging from single thumps to individual footdrumming signatures. The desert kangaroo rat, D. deserti, drums single thumps spaced 0.25-0.30 s apart that are sometimes introduced with a short footroll. The giant kangaroo rat, D. ingens, drums long footrolls that can average over 100 drums at 18 drums/s. The banner-tailed kangaroo rat, D. spectabilis, drums three to 38 footdrums in a footroll combined into sequences of two to 12 footrolls at a rate of 17 drums/s. In playback tests, all three species stood in alert postures and entered the burrow in response to footdrumming of their own and the other species. The rats also responded in species-specific ways. Dipodomys spectabilis drummed to its own species' footdrumming, but not to playbacks of the single drums of D. deserti. Instead of footdrumming to playbacks of its own species, D. deserti approached the speaker more frequently than did either of the other two species. Dipodomys ingens footdrummed equally to all footdrumming playbacks. The species' differences reflect differences in social tolerance and spacing. Dipodomys deserti rarely engages in footdrumming exchanges and chases visitors from the burrow. Dipodomys spectabilis engages in frequent footdrumming exchanges and some chases, and D. ingens seems to tolerate close neighbours and footdrums periodically.

Revue / Journal Title

Animal behaviour   ISSN 0003-3472   CODEN ANBEA8 

Source / Source

1997, vol. 54 (5), pp. 1167-1175 (35 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Elsevier, Kent, ROYAUME-UNI  (1958) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Drumming ; Leg(animal) ; Species specificity ; Interspecific comparison ; Territorial behavior ; Vibration ; Social behavior ; Field study ; California ; Dipodomys spectabilis ; Animal communication ; Social interaction ; United States ; North America ; America ; Rodentia ; Mammalia ; Vertebrata ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Tambourinage ; Patte ; Spécificité espèce ; Comparaison interspécifique ; Comportement territorial ; Vibration ; Comportement social ; Etude sur terrain ; Californie ; Dipodomys spectabilis ; Dipodomys deserti ; Dipodomys ingens ; Heteromyidae ; Communication animale ; Interaction sociale ; Etats Unis ; Amérique du Nord ; Amérique ; Rodentia ; Mammalia ; Vertebrata ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Tamborileo ; Pata ; Especificidad especie ; Comparación interespecífica ; Conducta territorial ; Vibración ; Conducta social ; Estudio en campo ; California ; Dipodomys spectabilis ; Comunicación animal ; Interacción social ; Estados Unidos ; America del norte ; America ; Rodentia ; Mammalia ; Vertebrata ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 7067, 35400007948251.0110