Aberrant singing is associated with developmental stress and zero fitness in a male White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Oscine birdsong signals species identity, and individual quality, and functions as a cue for mate selection. Thus, producing an atypical song may have deleterious fitness effects. Nevertheless, learning during song development deems the vocal phenotype labile, creating the potential for errors, wh...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Resilience Alliance
2023-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Field Ornithology |
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| Online Access: | https://journal.afonet.org/vol94/iss1/art2/ |