Characteristics of male Spot-bellied Bobwhite (Colinus leucopogon) song during territory establishment;Gesangsmerkmale männlicher Fleckenwachteln (Colinus leucopogon) während der Reviergründung

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 547-554

  Sandoval, Luis ^a,b   Barrantes, Gilbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Galliformes; Reproductive season; Song variation; Spot bellied Bobwhite; Territory characteristics

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; GAMEBIRD; MATE CHOICE; SONG; SURVIVAL; TERRITORIALITY;

AVES; COLINUS; GALLIFORMES; LEUCOPOGON;

EID: 84860444429     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0775-1     Document Type: Article

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