Singing as a handicap: The effects of food availability and weather on song output in the Australian reed warbler Acrocephalus australis

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 102-109

  Berg, Mathew L ^a,b   Beintema, Nienke H ^a   Welbergen, Justin A ^a,c   Komdeur, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HANDICAP PRINCIPLE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONG; WEATHER;

ACROCEPHALUS AUSTRALIS; AVES; PHRAGMITES;

EID: 15944411730     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2005.03285.x     Document Type: Article

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