Complex communication signals: The case of the Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina (Aves, Emberizidae) song. Part I - A structural analysis

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 325-334

  Fandiño Mariño, Hernán ^a   Vielliard, Jacques M E ^b,c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c Academia Brasileira de Ciencias   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blue black Grassquit; Individual song; Song structure; Volatinia jacarina

Indexed keywords

AVES; EMBERIZINAE; VOLATINIA JACARINA;

EID: 3042564952     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0001-37652004000200021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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