Social context and the lack of sexual dimorphism in song in an avian cooperative breeder

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 709-714

  Pilowsky, July A ^a   Rubenstein, Dustin R ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Avian song; Communication; Cooperative breeding; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual selection; Social competition; Social rank; Social selection; Starling

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATE ATTRACTION; ORNAMENTATION; PASSERINE; PLUMAGE; RANKING; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIZE STRUCTURE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SONG;

AVES; LAMPROTORNIS SUPERBUS; STURNIDAE;

EID: 84875517863     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.01.012     Document Type: Article

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