A contextual analysis of singing behavior in male tufted titmice

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-94

  Duguay, Jeffrey P ^a,b   Ritchison, Gary ^a  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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