Ranging by song in Carolina wrens thryothorus ludovicianus: Effects of environmental acoustics and strength of song degradation

Behaviour

Volumn 133, Issue 7-8, 1996, Pages 541-559

  Naguib, Marc ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; CAROLINA WREN; SONG;

THRYOTHORUS LUDOVICIANUS;

EID: 0030430830     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853996X00206     Document Type: Article

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