Degradation of male and female rufous-and-white wren songs in a tropical forest: Effects of sex, perch height, and habitat

Behaviour

Volumn 146, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1093-1122

  Barker, Nicole K S ^a   Dabelsteen, Torben ^b   Mennill, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Duet; Female song; Rufous and white wren; Sound transmission; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

PASSERI; THRYOTHORUS RUFALBUS;

EID: 68949099621     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853909X406446     Document Type: Article

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