Song structure and microgeographic variation in a population of the grey-cheeked fulvetta (Alcippe morrisonia) at shoushan nature park, Southern Taiwan

Zoological Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 132-141

  Shieh, Bao Sen ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Grey cheeked fulvetta; Song structure; Song type; Syllable

Indexed keywords

ALCIPPE MORRISONIA; AVES;

EID: 34249651500     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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