Seasonal and diurnal use of eight different call types by Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 375-381

  Takahashi, Mariko ^a   Hasegawa, Toshikazu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breeding; Call; Indian peafowl; Pavo cristatus; Seasonality; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

PAVO; PAVO CRISTATUS;

EID: 51449106174     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-007-0078-4     Document Type: Article

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