A predator-elicited song in the splendid fairy-wren: warning signal or intraspecific display?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-52

  Greig, Emma I ^a   Pruett Jones, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

alarm call; alerting signal; amplifier; display; Malurus splendens; predator deterrent; splendid fairy wren; Type II song

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; SIGNALING; SONG; VOCALIZATION;

CRACTICUS TORQUATUS; MALURUS SPLENDENS; TROGLODYTINAE;

EID: 67349256994     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.02.030     Document Type: Article

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