Geographical variation in the vocalisation of the corncrake crex crex

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-137

  Peake, T M ^a,b,c   McGregor, P K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Conservation; Corncrake; Crex crex; Geographical variation; Vocalisation

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION; VOCALIZATION;

AVES; CREX CREX; GRUIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033150173     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1999.9522831     Document Type: Article

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