Territoriality and song as flexible paternity guards in dunnocks and alpine accentors

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 183-188

  Langmore, Naomi E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpine accentor; Dunnock; Paternity guard; Prunella; Song; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ACCENTOR; DUNNOCK; PATERNITY GUARD; SONG; TERRITORIALITY;

PRUNELLA COLLARIS; PRUNELLA MODULARIS; PRUNELLIDAE;

EID: 0029775962     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/7.2.183     Document Type: Article

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