Sound production in the collared dove: A test of the 'whistle' hypothesis

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1637-1649

  Ballintijn, Mechteld R ^a   Ten Cate, Carel ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Birdsong; Collared dove; Helium; Non songbird; Sound production; Streptopelia decaocto; Vocal tract resonance; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 2642676893     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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