Amplitude spectra of corncrake calls: What do they signalise?

Animal Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 207-220

  Osiejuk, Tomasz S ^a   Olech, Bogumiła ^b  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b Kampinoski National Park   (Poland)

Author keywords

Amptitude spectrum; Body size; Corncrake; Crex crex; Energy distribution; Individual recognition

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; BODY SIZE; CALLING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; RECOGNITION;

CREX; CREX CREX;

EID: 3543078053     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1570756041445218     Document Type: Article

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