Amplitude of bison bellows reflects male quality, physical condition and motivation

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1625-1639

  Wyman, Megan T ^a   Mooring, Michael S ^b   McCowan, Brenda ^a   Penedo, M Cecilia T ^a   Hart, Lynette A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

amplitude; bison; Bison bison; condition; loudness; male quality; motivation; sexual selection; sound pressure level

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; COURTSHIP; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; MALE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION; UNGULATE; VOCALIZATION;

BISON; BISON BISON; BISON BISON BISON; MAMMALIA;

EID: 53549105248     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.05.032     Document Type: Article

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