The functions of multiple singing modes: Experimental tests in yellow warblers, Dendroica petechia

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1089-1097

  Beebee, Martin D ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; SONG; SONGBIRD;

DENDROICA; DENDROICA PETECHIA; EMBERIZINAE; PASSERI; PHYLLOSCOPUS SIBILATRIX;

EID: 3042703234     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.05.016     Document Type: Article

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