Diurnal and nocturnal birds vocalize at night: A review

Condor

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 245-257

  La, Van T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birds of North America; Night singing; Night song; Nocturnal call; Nocturnal singing; Nocturnal vocalizations

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84862294255     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2012.100193     Document Type: Review

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