A study of Choughs' vocal repertoire: Variability related to individuals, sexes and ages

Journal fur Ornithologie

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 168-179

  Laiolo, Paola ^a   Palestrini, Claudia ^a   Rolando, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age differences; Intraindividual variability; Sex differences; Vocal mimicry

Indexed keywords

INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; VOCALIZATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

PYRRHOCORAX PYRRHOCORAX;

EID: 0034176740     PISSN: 00218375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0361.2000.00074.x     Document Type: Article

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