Song sharing in two populations of song sparrows (Melospiza melodia)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 341-349

  Hill, Christopher E ^a,b   Campbell, S Elizabeth ^a   Nordby, J Cully ^a   Burt, John M ^a   Beecher, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Wall College of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Melospiza melodia; Migratory; Resident; Song repertoire; Song sharing; Song sparrow

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002446092     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050628     Document Type: Article

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