Abstract:Through the indoor simulation of the tunnel system of plateau zokor,we found that the plateau zokor produced seismic signals by striking the front wall of the tunnel with the snout,which was composed of several continuous pulses.Furthermore,through the field of wireless tracking localization,we found that in the vibration signals generated by the plateau zokor,each pulse group of female contains 2~17 pulses and that of male contains 2~13 pulses.The duration and number of striking in a single bout were significantly higher in females than in males (P<0.01),and there was no significant difference between males and females in the interval between adjacent bouts (P> 0.05).However,the rate of striking of females was significantly lower than that of males (P<0.01).Seismic signal energy distribution of females ranged from 14.83~148.04Hz (N=125),and that of males ranged from 10.77~148.96Hz (N=42),both of which were low-frequency and in similar distribution range.The main peak frequency of females and males was 58.5±13.58 Hz and 39.98±13.94 Hz respectively,in which females significantly higher than that of males (P<0.01),but there was no significant difference in signal energy between the gender (P>0.05).In view of the particularity of the subterranean environment,the vibration signal may be used for long-distance communication of isolated plateau zokor living underground among tunnel systems.