Maximum frequency of songs reflects body size among male dusky warblers Phylloscopus fuscatus (Passeriformes: Phylloscopidae)
Song plays a vital role in communication in songbirds, primarily for territorial defense and mate attraction. Larger animals, having larger vocal organs, produce low sound frequencies more efficiently. Accordingly, the frequency of vocalizations is often negatively correlated with body size across s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-01-01
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Series: | The European Zoological Journal |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2017.1301578 |