Functions of duet and solo songs of female birds

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 136-140

  Langmore, N E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

BIRD; FEMALE BEHAVIOUR; SONG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BIRD; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER; HYPOTHESIS; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SINGING;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 0031923060     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(97)01241-X     Document Type: Review

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