Chapter 2 The Evolution of Song in the Phylloscopus Leaf Warblers (Aves: Sylviidae). A Tale of Sexual Selection, Habitat Adaptation, and Morphological Constraints

Advances in the Study of Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue , 2009, Pages 35-66

  Mahler, Bettina ^a   Gil, Diego ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acoustic adaptation; Beak shape; Bird song; Body size; Evolution; Morphological constraints; Sexual selection; Song repertoire

Indexed keywords

EID: 68049104335     PISSN: 00653454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-3454(09)40002-0     Document Type: Review

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