Rock Sparrow Song Reflects Male Age and Reproductive Success

The evolution of mating signals is closely linked to sexual selection. Acoustic ornaments are often used as secondary sexual traits that signal the quality of the signaller. Here we show that song performance reflects age and reproductive success in the rock sparrow (Petronia petronia). In an Alpine...

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Autores principales: Nemeth, Erwin, Kempenaers, Bart, Matessi, Giuliano, Brumm, Henrik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3426517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22927955
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043259

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3426517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22927955
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043259

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