Canyon wrens alter their songs in response to territorial challenges

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1463-1467

  Benedict, Lauryn ^a   Rose, Anne ^a   Warning, Nathanial ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Birdsong; Canyon wren; Catherpes mexicanus; Motivation structural hypothesis; Territory defence

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CONSPECIFIC; FIGHTING; SONGBIRD; TERRITORIALITY; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CATHERPES MEXICANUS; TROGLODYTINAE;

EID: 84870398991     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.09.017     Document Type: Article

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