Group Size and Social Interactions Are Associated With Calling Behavior in Carolina Chickadees (Poecile carolinensis)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 312-318

  Freeberg, Todd M ^a   Harvey, Ellen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carolina chickadee; chick a dee call; information; social complexity; social interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849097579     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.122.3.312     Document Type: Article

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