Behavioural correlates of female zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) responses to multimodal species recognition cues

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-181

  Campbell, D L M ^a   Hauber, M E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

conspecific discrimination; mate choice; recognition cues; species recognition

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOACOUSTICS; CONSPECIFIC; MATE CHOICE; MATE RECOGNITION; PASSERINE; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; VISUALIZATION;

TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 77955862533     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03949371003707885     Document Type: Article

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