A study of the seasonal booming activity of the Bittern Botaurus stellaris; what is the biological significance of the booms?

Ibis

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 638-645

  Puglisi, Luca ^a   Cima, Ornella ^a   Baldaccini, N Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BITTERN; MALE BEHAVIOUR; VOLCALIZATION;

ARDEIDAE; AVES; BOTAURUS STELLARIS;

EID: 0030665329     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1997.tb04686.x     Document Type: Article

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