Strophe length in spontaneous songs predicts male response to playback in the hoopoe Upupa epops

Ethology

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 351-362

  Martín Vivaldi, Manuel ^a,b   Palomino, José J ^b   Soler, Manuel ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; MALE; MATE ATTRACTION; SONG; TERRITORIALITY;

UPUPA EPOPS;

EID: 2542520033     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2004.00971.x     Document Type: Article

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