Interspecific interactions drive cultural co-evolution and acoustic convergence in syntopic species

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 594-604

  Laiolo, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aggressiveness; Biotic interactions; Geographical mosaic of co evolution; Interference competition; Social learning

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGGRESSION; ALLOPATRY; ANTAGONISM; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COEVOLUTION; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; DIVERGENCE; HABITAT TYPE; HYBRIDIZATION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; NATURAL SELECTION; PASSERINE; TERRITORY;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TERRITORIALITY; VOCALIZATION;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; MALE; PASSERIFORMES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TERRITORIALITY; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

ALAUDIDAE; GALERIDA; GALERIDA CRISTATA; GALERIDA THEKLAE;

EID: 84859593951     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01946.x     Document Type: Article

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