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Birds of Indian Subcontinent

Male black-capped chickadees begin dawn chorusing earlier in response to simulated territorial insertions

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2011
Authors:Foote, JR, Fitzsimmons, LP, Mennill, DJ, Ratcliffe, LM
Journal:Animal Behaviour
Volume:81
Issue:4
Date Published:2011
ISBN Number:0003-3472
Keywords:Acoustic Location System, black-capped chickadee, communication network, dawn chorus, Paridae, playback, Poecile, Poecile atricapillus, territorial insertion
Abstract:Variation in the level of competition for mates and territories is likely to influence the behaviour of competitors. The start of the dawn chorus in songbirds is influenced by a variety of internal factors (e.g.
URL:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347211000467
Short Title:Animal Behaviour
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