Acoustic cues to identity and predator context in meerkat barks

@article{Townsend2014AcousticCT,
  title={Acoustic cues to identity and predator context in meerkat barks},
  author={Simon W. Townsend and Benjamin D. Charlton and Marta B. Manser},
  journal={Animal Behaviour},
  year={2014},
  volume={94},
  pages={143-149}
}
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