Rapid evolution of a novel song and an increase in repertoire size in an island population of an Australian songbird

Ibis

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 465-471

  Baker, Myron C ^a   Baker, Merrill S A ^b   Baker, Esther M ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; ISOLATED POPULATION; SONG;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GERYGONE FUSCA; PASSERI;

EID: 0041766273     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1474-919X.2003.00190.x     Document Type: Article

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