Reduction of nestlings' vocalizations in response to parental alarm calls in the Southern House Wren, Troglodytes musculus

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 331-336

  Serra, Catalina ^a   Fernández, Gustavo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Alarm calls; Begging; Communication; Predation risk

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; BEGGING BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; NESTLING; PREDATION RISK; SONGBIRD; VOCALIZATION;

AVES; TROGLODYTES; TROGLODYTES MUSCULUS;

EID: 79952703790     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-010-0595-8     Document Type: Article

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