Middle Spotted Woodpecker territory owners distinguish between stranger and familiar floaters based on their vocal characteristics
Acoustic communication is an important part of behaviour in many bird taxa. In most woodpecker species drumming functions in mate attraction and territory defence. However, woodpeckers also produce calls, which function has been less studied to date. Unlike other woodpeckers, the Middle Spotted Wood...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2020-01-01
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| Series: | The European Zoological Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2020.1716088 |