Immediate spectral flexibility in singing chiffchaffs during experimental exposure to highway noise

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 2575-2581

  Verzijden, M N ^a,b   Ripmeester, E A P ^a   Ohms, V R ^a   Snelderwaard, P ^a   Slabbekoorn, H ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic noise; Birdsong; Experimental exposure; Frequency shift; Masking avoidance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MALE; NOISE; PHYSIOLOGY; RIVER; SOUND DETECTION; TIME; VOCALIZATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MALE; NOISE; RIVERS; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; TIME FACTORS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 77954353551     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.038299     Document Type: Article

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