For whom does the hen cackle? The function of postoviposition cackling
In birds, the time immediately after oviposition has been assumed to be particularly favourable for an insemination to fertilize eggs. Based on this assumption, Thornhill (1988, Verhandlungen der Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft, 81, 145-154) suggested that a particular vocalization, the postovip...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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