Song Sparrow males use female-typical vocalizations in fall

Condor

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 145-148

  Elekonich, Michelle M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Calls; Communication; Female typical calls; Melospiza melodia; Nonbreeding season; Song Sparrow; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

MELOSPIZSA MELODIA;

EID: 0031882915     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1369906     Document Type: Article

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