Post-contest behaviour in black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus): Loser displays, not victory displays, follow asymmetrical countersinging exchanges

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 67-72

  Lippold, Sarah ^a   Fitzsimmons, Lauren P ^a   Foote, Jennifer R ^b   Ratcliffe, Laurene M ^b   Mennill, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black capped chickadee; Communication network; Countersinging; Overlapping; Song matching; Victory displays

Indexed keywords

AVES; PARIDAE; PARUS ATRICAPILLUS;

EID: 51849105629     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10211-008-0043-4     Document Type: Article

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