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Birds of Indian Subcontinent

Specific distinctiveness in the calls of cordon bleus (Uraeginthus spp.; estrildidae)

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1972
Authors:Evans, SM
Journal:Animal Behaviour
Volume:20
Issue:3
Date Published:1972
ISBN Number:0003-3472
Keywords:Estrildidae, Uraeginthus, Uraeginthus bengalus
Abstract:The structure of contact, flight and alarm calls of three species of cordon bleus, Uraeginthus spp., has been investigated by sonagraph analysis. In each species, contact and flight calls are similar in structure, but alarm calls are distinctively different from them. Each species reacts to play-back recordings of its own calls but shows less reaction to the calls of the other species.
URL:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347272800228
Short Title:Animal Behaviour
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