Variation in quantitative properties of song among European populations of reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) with respect to bill morphology

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 428-437

  Matessi, Giuliano ^a   Pilastro, Andrea ^a   Marin, Guglielmo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRDSONG; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; VOCALIZATION;

MORPHOLOGY; SONG; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBSPECIES;

EUROPE;

EMBERIZA SCHOENICLUS;

EID: 0034080573     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-78-3-428     Document Type: Article

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