Flight phases in the song of skylarks: impact on acoustic parameters and coding strategy.

Skylarks inhabit open fields and perform an aerial song display which serves as a territorial signal. The particularly long and elaborate structure of this song flight raises questions about the impact of physical and energetic constraints acting on a communication signal. Song produced during the t...

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Main Authors: Juliette Linossier, Fanny Rybak, Thierry Aubin, Nicole Geberzahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3744454?pdf=render