Ambient noise and parental communication of predation risk in tree swallows, Tachycineta bicolor

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 87, Issue C, 2014, Pages 85-89

  McIntyre, Emma ^a   Leonard, Marty L ^a   Horn, Andrew G ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustic signal; Alarm call; Begging call; Noise; Predation risk; Tachycineta bicolor; Tree swallow

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988354798     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.10.013     Document Type: Article

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