Vocal Plasticity - are Pied Flycatchers, Ficedula Hypoleuca, Open-Ended Learners?

Ethology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 188-198

  Eriksen, Ane ^a   Slagsvold, Tore ^a   Lampe, Helene M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ADULT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); MATE ATTRACTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SONGBIRD;

FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; PASSERI;

EID: 79551522990     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2010.01864.x     Document Type: Article

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