Directional Sexual Selection Cannot Explain Variation in Song Repertoire Size in the New World Blackbirds (Icterinae)

Ethology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 212-224

  Irwin, Rebecca E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84990798666     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1990.tb00401.x     Document Type: Article

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