Sex differences in singing and duetting behavior of neotropical Rufous-and-white Wrens (Thryothorus rufalbus)

Auk

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 175-186

  Mennill, Daniel J ^a,b   Vehrencamp, Sandra L ^a  

^a Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Duet; Rufous and white Wren; Sex differences; Song repertoires; Thryothorus rufalbus

Indexed keywords

PASSERINE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SONG;

AVES; PASSERI; THRYOTHORUS RUFALBUS; TROGLODYTES TROGLODYTES; TROGLODYTINAE;

EID: 20444376969     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2005)122[0175:SDISAD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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