Duets defend mates in a suboscine passerine, the warbling antbird (Hypocnemis cantator)

Despite the widespread occurrence of avian duets, their adaptive significance is poorly understood. It is generally assumed that they function in the joint defense of territories, but no study has successfully distinguished between this hypothesis, which invokes cooperation between the sexes, and ma...

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Main Authors: Seddon, N, Tobias, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006