Nocturnal playbacks reveal hidden differences in singing behaviour between populations of robin erithacus rubecula

Bird Study

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 84-87

  Thomas, Robert J ^a   Drewitt, Ed J A ^a   Kelly, David J ^b   Marples, Nicola M ^b   Semple, Stuart ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Erithacus rubecula; European Robin; Playback; Population differences in behaviour

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PASSERINE; SONG; TERRITORIALITY;

IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

AVES; ERITHACUS; ERITHACUS RUBECULA; PASSERIFORMES; TURDUS;

EID: 0037346426     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650309461295     Document Type: Article

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