Avian communication in urban noise: Causes and consequences of vocal adjustment

Auk

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 639-649

  Patricelli, Gail L ^a   Blickley, Jessica L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; NOISE; VOCALIZATION;

AVES;

EID: 33746312678     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2006)123[639:ACIUNC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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