Social mediation of vocal amplitude in a songbird, Taeniopygia guttata

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 451-455

  Cynx, Jeffrey ^a   Gell, Christy ^a  

^a VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIRD; CALLING BEHAVIOR; SIGNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SONG;

AVES; FRINGILLIDAE; PASSERI; TAENIOPYGIA; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 1542348531     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.04.008     Document Type: Article

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