Song degradation during propagation: Importance of song post for the wren Troglodytes troglodytes

Ethology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 397-412

  Mathevon, Nicolas ^a   Aubin, Thierry ^b   Dabelsteen, Torben ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b NONE

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TROGLODYTES TROGLODYTES;

EID: 0029830027     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1996.tb01135.x     Document Type: Article

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