Solos, duets and choruses: Vocal behaviour of the Rufous-naped Wren (Campylorhynchus rufinucha), a cooperatively breeding neotropical songbird

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 743-753

  Bradley, David W ^a,b   Mennill, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Campylorhynchus rufinucha; Chorus; Cooperative breeding; Duet; Rufous naped Wren

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; GROUP BEHAVIOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIGNALING; SONG; SONGBIRD; TERRITORIALITY; VOCALIZATION;

AVES; CAMPYLORHYNCHUS RUFINUCHA; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 70349756967     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-009-0393-3     Document Type: Article

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