Vocal mate recognition in a monogamous, flock-forming bird, the silvereye, Zosterops lateralis

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 303-311

  Robertson, Bruce C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EASTERN SILVEREYE; MATE RECOGNITION; VOCALIZATION;

AUSTRALIA, GREAT BARRIER REEF; AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND;

ZOSTEROPIDAE; ZOSTEROPS LATERALIS;

EID: 0029667646     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0030     Document Type: Article

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