The Chorus Song of Cooperatively Breeding Laughing Kookaburras (Coraciiformes, Halcyonidae: Dacelo novaeguineae): Characterization and Comparison among Groups

Ethology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-35

  Baker, Myron C ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BREEDING; SONG; VOCALIZATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AVES; CORACIIFORMES; DACELO; DACELO GIGAS;

EID: 1242300216     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.2003.00941.x     Document Type: Article

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