Carolina chickadee (Aves, Paridae, Poecile carolinensis) vocalization rates: Effects of body mass and food availability under aviary conditions

Ethology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 503-520

  Lucas, Jeffrey R ^a   Schraeder, April ^a   Jackson, Curt ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PASSERINE; VOCALIZATION;

APOIDEA; AVES; CAROLINENSIS; GALLUS GALLUS; PARIDAE; PARUS CAROLINENSIS; PASSERIFORMES; POECILE CAROLINENSIS;

EID: 0033061016     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.1999.00445.x     Document Type: Article

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