Annual variation in vocal performance and its relationship with bill morphology in Lincoln's sparrows, Melospiza lincolnii

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 663-671

  Sockman, Keith W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

annual variation; bill morphology; bird song; environmental change; Lincoln's sparrow; Melospiza lincolnii; sexual selection; signal production; trill performance

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BREEDING SEASON; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INSECT; MORPHOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONGBIRD; VOCALIZATION;

AVES; MELOSPIZA LINCOLNII; PASSERI; PASSERIDAE;

EID: 59849113940     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.11.016     Document Type: Article

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