Squirrel cameo

“My Brother’s Keeper” by Kari Benson

Part II—Alternative Hypotheses and Predictions

What predictions do you have about the frequency of alarm calling for the hypotheses you generated in Part I? Use the table below to record your predictions.

HypothesesPredictions
Why do the squirrels call?Who benefits?When do they benefit?Should all individuals call?Group/predator response to call?Immediate effect on caller?
      
      
      
      
      
      
      

Question

  1. How can we discriminate among these competing hypotheses?

Go to Part III—“Experimental Results”


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