Parent-offspring communication in the western sandpiper

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 489-501

  Johnson, Matthew ^a,b   Aref, Susanne ^a   Walters, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calidris mauri; Call function; Parental care; Shorebird; Vocal signals

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL CARE; RECOGNITION; SIGNAL; SIGNALING; SURVIVAL; VOCALIZATION; WADER;

CALIDRIS MAURI;

EID: 45349099525     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arn003     Document Type: Article

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