Bird song as a signal of aggressive intent

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 234-241

  Searcy, William A ^a   Anderson, Rindy C ^a   Nowicki, Stephen ^b  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive signals; Bird song; Communication; Melospiza melodia; Reliability

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; SIGNAL; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MELOSPIZA; MELOSPIZA MELODIA;

EID: 33744904744     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0161-9     Document Type: Article

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