Song switching in monandrous and polyandrous dunnocks, Prunella modularis

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 757-766

  Langmore, N E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRUNELLA MODULARIS;

DUNNOCK; POLYANDRY; POLYGYNANDRY; SONG SWITCHING;

EID: 0031107085     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0312     Document Type: Article

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