Source level of male vocalisations in the genus mirounga: Repeatability and correlates

Bioacoustics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-59

  Sanvito, Simona ^a,b   Galimberti, Filippo ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Elephant Seal Research Group   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Elephant Seals; Honest Signals; Male Vocalisations; Mirounga; Source Level

Indexed keywords

BIOACOUSTICS; HONEST SIGNALING; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; PINNIPED; VOCALIZATION;

ELEPHANT; MAMMALIA; MIROUNGA; MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS; MIROUNGA LEONINA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 0042265025     PISSN: 09524622     EISSN: 21650586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09524622.2003.9753512     Document Type: Article

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