Song rates of dark-eyed juncos do not increase when females are fertile

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 165-169

  Titus, Russell C ^a   Chandler, C Ray ^b   Ketterson, Ellen D ^a   Nolan Jr , Val ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dark eyed junco; Fertility; Junco hyemalis; Reproductive behavior; Song

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030818428     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050375     Document Type: Article

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