Experimental alteration of male song quality and output affects female mate choice and pair bond formation in zebra finches

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 785-794

  Tomaszycki, Michelle L ^a   Adkins Regan, Elizabeth ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; PAIR BOND; SONGBIRD;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 26244433276     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.01.010     Document Type: Article

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