Social determinants of songbird vocal activity and implications for the persistence of small populations

Animal Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 433-441

  Laiolo, Paola ^a,b   Tella, J L ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Birdsong; Conservation behaviour; Conspecific attraction; Habitat loss; Larks

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; SONGBIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VOCALIZATION;

ALAUDIDAE; ANIMALIA; AVES; CHERSOPHILUS DUPONTI; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 54049086995     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2008.00202.x     Document Type: Article

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