Female song rates in response to simulated intruder are positively related to reproductive success.
Bird song is well studied in males as a sexually selected behavior. However, although song is also common among females, it is infrequently examined and poorly understood. Research suggests that song is often used as a resource defense behavior and is important in female-female competition for limit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2015.00119/full |