Song types and variation in insular populations of Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii), and comparisons with other Melospiza

Auk

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 52-64

  Cicero, Carla ^a   Benowitz Fredericks, Z Morgan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PASSERINE; SONG; VOCALIZATION;

CALIFORNIA; SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS; SIERRA NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

MELOSPIZA GEORGIANA; MELOSPIZA LINCOLNII; MELOSPIZA MELODIA;

EID: 0033968595     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2000)117[0052:STAVII]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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