Structure, geography and origin of dialects in the traditive song of the forest weaver Ploceus bicolor sclateri in natal, S. Africa

Behaviour

Volumn 139, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1237-1265

  Seibt, Uta ^a   Wickler, Wolfgang ^a   Kleindienst, Hans Ulrich ^a   Sonnenschein, Edith ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dialect; Field study; Forest weaver; Human impact; Traditive song

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036708831     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15685390260437362     Document Type: Article

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