Context, structural variability and distinctiveness of California towhee (Pipilo crissalis) vocal duets

Ethology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-86

  Benedict, Lauryn ^a   McEntee, Jay P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; PASSERINE; SIGNALING; TAXONOMY; VOCALIZATION;

AVES; PIPILO CRISSALIS;

EID: 58149089455     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2008.01583.x     Document Type: Article

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