Loudness of syllables is related to syntax and phonology in the songs of canaries and seedeaters

Behaviour

Volumn 146, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1649-1663

  Cardoso, Gonçalo C ^a   Mota, Paulo Gama ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Birdsong; Costly traits; Loudness; Syntax

Indexed keywords

SERINUS; SPOROPHILA;

EID: 71049147065     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/000579509X12459309661649     Document Type: Article

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