Sound-based species-specific recognition in the blackcap sylvia atricapilla shows high tolerance to signal modifications

Behaviour

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 511-524

  Mathevon, Nicolas ^a,b   Aubin, Thierry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

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EID: 0035588251     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853901750382133     Document Type: Article

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