Function of pair duets in the eastern whipbird: Cooperative defense or sexual conflict?

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 182-188

  Rogers, Amy C ^a   Langmore, Naomi E ^b   Mulder, Raoul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antiphonal duet; Eastern whipbird; Sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; MATE GUARDING; MATE LOCATION; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONGBIRD; VOCALIZATION;

AVES; PSOPHODES OLIVACEUS;

EID: 33845874629     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arl070     Document Type: Article

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