A tale of tails: the function of tail-flagging behaviours in Eurasian red squirrels

dc.contributor.advisor	Digweed, Shannon
dc.contributor.author	Kaneda, Juliana
dc.date.accessioned	2020-06-04
dc.date.accessioned	2022-05-31T01:14:56Z
dc.date.available	2022-05-31T01:14:56Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.description	Presented in absentia on April 27, 2020 at "Student Research Day" at MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta. (Conference cancelled)
dc.format.extent	1.26MB
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dc.identifier.citation	Visual signals are a relatively understudied form of communication in mammals yet may represent a significant way in which to communicate with conspecific and predator perceivers. Eurasian red squirrels produce a diversity of acoustic signals as well as several visual signals. One such visual signal is termed tail flagging behaviour. Here, individual squirrels will purposefully move their tails in an s-movement or flagging way. Currently there is no research on this flagging signal, its use or its potential function. We propose to conduct detailed analysis on the use and potential function of this behaviour by exploring through observation and experimentation, when these signals are produced and to whom they are often directed.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/1587
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en
dc.rights	All Rights Reserved
dc.title	A tale of tails: the function of tail-flagging behaviours in Eurasian red squirrels	en
dc.type	Student Presentation
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