Do song-phrase production rate and song versatility honestly communicate male parental quality in the Gray Catbird?

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 287-292

  Dolby, Andrew S ^a   Clarkson, Charles E ^a   Haas, Eric T ^a   Miller, Jennifer K ^a   Havens, Layne E ^a   Cox, Brandon K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dumetella carolinensis; Gray Catbird; Parental care; Sexual selection; Song complexity

Indexed keywords

DUMETELLA CAROLINENSIS;

EID: 23444450250     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-76.3.287     Document Type: Article

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