Interspecific cross-fostering affects song acquisition but not mate choice in pied flycatchers, Ficedula hypoleuca

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 857-863

  Eriksen, Ane ^a   Lampe, Helene M ^a   Slagsvold, Tore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

birdsong; blue tit; cross fostering; Cyanistes caeruleus; Ficedula hypoleuca; great tit; mate choice; Parus major; pied flycatcher; song learning

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; INSECT; LABORATORY METHOD; MATE CHOICE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SONG;

AVES; CYANISTES CAERULEUS; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 70349174158     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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