Behavioral discrimination experiments for individual recognition (Sciuridae)

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Method synopsis

Controlled experiments testing marmots' ability to distinguish between individuals using acoustic and olfactory cues to assess recognition capabilities within social groups.

Synthesized from method descriptions across 6 papers using this protocol.

Procedure from a recent peer-reviewed implementation

Steps below were extracted from the most recent peer-reviewed implementation of this protocol in the corpus — Society formation and maintenance in yellow-bellied marmots (2025), Animal Behaviour. The protocol was originally introduced by Olfactory predator discrimination in yellow-bellied marmots (2006). Implementations in other papers (listed below) may differ.

1. Acoustic and olfactory discrimination experiments
   Experimental studies testing marmots' ability to discriminate between individuals using acoustic alarm calls and olfactory cues to determine recognition capabilities
   Quantities: Multiple experimental trials conductedDuration: Conducted as part of ongoing behavioral studiesConditions: During active marmot season
   Equipment: acoustic playback equipment, olfactory testing apparatus

Typical Equipment

• acoustic playback equipment
• olfactory testing apparatus

Output Measurements

• individual recognition ability
• discrimination responses

Papers Using This Protocol (6)

Species Studied With This Protocol

Places Where Used