Low-frequency vocalizations by cassowaries (Casuarius spp.)

Auk

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1062-1068

  Mack, Andrew L ^a   Jones, Josh ^b,c  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Papua New Guinea)

^b Ocean Alliance   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COMMUNICATION; VOCALIZATION; WAVELENGTH;

CRATER MOUNTAIN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

AVES; CASUARIIDAE; CASUARIUS; CASUARIUS BENNETTI; CASUARIUS CASUARIUS;

EID: 0242569240     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4090277     Document Type: Article

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