Zebra finch song reflects current food availability

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 801-812

  Ritschard, M ^a   Brumm, H ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bird song; Food availability; Sexual selection; Song amplitude; Taeniopygia guttata

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT QUALITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATE CHOICE; PASSERINE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNALING; SONG;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 84862001239     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-011-9541-3     Document Type: Article

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