Song structure in the hoopoe (Upupa epops) - strophe length reflects male condition

Journal fur Ornithologie

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 287-296

  Martín Vivaldi, Manuel ^a   Palomino, José Javier ^a   Soler, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HONEST SIGNALLING; HOOPOE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONG STRUCTURE;

SPAIN;

CORACIIFORMES; UPUPA EPOPS;

EID: 0344588829     PISSN: 00218375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01653339     Document Type: Article

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