Song degradation in the hole-nesting pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca: Implications for polyterritorial behaviour in contrasting habitat-types

Behaviour

Volumn 144, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1161-1178

  Lampe, Helene M ^a   Larsen, Ole N ^b   Pedersen, Simon B ^c   Dabelsteen, Torben ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ficedula hypoleuca; Holenesting; Pied flycatcher; Polyterritorial; Sound degradation

Indexed keywords

FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA;

EID: 34548670477     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853907781890887     Document Type: Article

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