Social complexity can drive vocal complexity: Group size influences vocal information in Carolina chickadees

Psychological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 557-561

  Freeberg, Todd M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIRD; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOUND DETECTION; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 33745606174     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01743.x     Document Type: Review

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