Effect of time of season and neighbours on singing activity in the Corn Bunting Miliaria calandra;Wpływ terminu w cia̧gu sezonu i sa̧siaduja̧cych samców na intensywność śpiewu potrzeszcza

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-122

  Olinkiewicz, Agata ^a   Osiejuk, Tomasz S ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Corn Bunting; Miliaria calandra; Seasonal pattern; Song rate; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

PASSERINE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SONG; TERRITORIALITY;

MILIARIA; MILIARIA CALANADRA; MILIARIA CALANDRA; PASSERIFORMES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0942299862     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/068.038.0208     Document Type: Article

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