Loudness of birdsong is related to the body size, syntax and phonology of passerine species

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 212-219

  Cardoso, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body size; Passerine song loudness; Song complexity; Song syntax

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD; SYNTAXONOMY; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENT; HISTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SONGBIRD; SOUND; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENT; PASSERIFORMES; PHYLOGENY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOUND; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 72449130596     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01883.x     Document Type: Article

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