Acoustic properties of male advertisement and their impact on female responsiveness in little penguins Eudyptula minor

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 229-232

  Miyazaki, Masamine ^a   Waas, Joseph R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PROPERTY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY SIZE; CALLING BEHAVIOR; SEABIRD;

EUDYPTULA; EUDYPTULA MINOR; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 0141460673     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2003.03099.x     Document Type: Review

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