Does the ring species concept predict vocal variation in the crimson rosella, Platycercus elegans, complex?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 581-593

  Ribot, Raoul F H ^a,c   Berg, Mathew L ^a,e   Buchanan, Katherine L ^b,e   Komdeur, Jan ^c   Joseph, Leo ^d   Bennett, Andrew T D ^a,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

^e DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

biogeography; contact call; crimson rosella complex; parrot; Platycercus elegans; ring species; speciation; vocalization

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DIVERGENCE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLUMAGE; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SUBSPECIES; SYMPATRY; VOCALIZATION; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

PLATYCERCUS ELEGANS; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 59849126492     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.10.029     Document Type: Article

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