Chick-a-dee call syntax, social context, and season affect vocal responses of Carolina chickadees (Poecile carolinensis)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 187-196

  Clucas, Barbara A ^a,b   Freeberg, Todd M ^a,c   Lucas, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carolina chickadee; Chick a dee call; Poecile; Syntax; Vocal communication

Indexed keywords

BIOACOUSTICS; COMMUNICATION; VOCALIZATION;

CAROLINENSIS; GALLUS GALLUS; PARIDAE; PARUS CAROLINENSIS; POECILE; POECILE CAROLINENSIS;

EID: 11144241106     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-004-0847-9     Document Type: Article

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