Variation in vocal performance in the songs of a wood-warbler: Evidence for the function of distinct singing modes

Ethology

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 531-542

  Beebee, Martin D ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PASSERINE; SONG; VOCALIZATION;

DENDROICA; DENDROICA PETECHIA; EMBERIZINAE; PASSERIFORMES; PHYLLOSCOPUS SIBILATRIX;

EID: 3242787384     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2004.00994.x     Document Type: Article

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