Can the acoustic adaptation hypothesis predict the structure of Australian birdsong?

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-44

  Blumstein, Daniel T ^a   Turner, Adrienne C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic adaptation hypothesis; Animal communication; Habitat acoustics

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 21244443787     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10211-005-0107-7     Document Type: Article

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