Evolutionary and Biomechanical Basis of Drumming Behavior in Woodpeckers

Understanding how and why behavioral traits diversify during the course of evolution is a longstanding goal of organismal biologists. Historically, this topic is examined from an ecological perspective, where behavioral evolution is thought to occur in response to selection pressures that arise thro...

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Main Authors: Eric R. Schuppe, Amy R. Rutter, Thomas J. Roberts, Matthew J. Fuxjager
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.649146/full