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THE evidence for ultrasonic communication in rodents has so far been circumstantial1–4. The work described here was a pilot experiment to determine whether the ultrasonic calls emitted by baby rodents when removed from the nest do have communication value by initiating the retrieving response of the mother, as has been suggested1,5.
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SEWELL, G. Ultrasonic Communication in Rodents. Nature 227, 410 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/227410a0
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