AN ALARM CALL OF THE HIMALAYAN MARMOT FROM THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE GRAY MARMOT FROMTHE EASTERN TIEN SHAN (CHINA)

Abstract

It is described an alarm call of Marmota himalayana and M. baibacina from China. In the signalM. himalayana from the Northwest Plateau were not found differences from the signal marmots, this species inhabiting other parts of the range in China, India and Nepal. Signal M. baibacina inhabiting in East Tian-Shan, markedly different from the signal marmots, this species inhabiting other parts of the area in Russia and Kazakhstan. There are discussed some situational variants of the signal and signal propagation in burrows.

Keywords

• china
• marmots
• alarm call
• geographic variation
• acoustics of burrows
• situational changes