Song repertoire of the bobolink: A reassessment

Ethology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 50-62

  Trainer, Jill M ^a   Peltz, Brenda S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 0029827582     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1996.tb01103.x     Document Type: Article

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