Convergent vocal strategies of males and females are consistent with a cooperative function of duetting in Australian magpie-larks

Behaviour

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 425-449

  Hall, Michelle L ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian magpie larks; Cooperation; Coordinated signalling; Duetting; Female song; Sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

AVES; GRALLINA CYANOLEUCA; GYMNORHINA TIBICEN;

EID: 33748927087     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853906776240623     Document Type: Article

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