Are low-frequency songs sexually selected, and do they lose their potency in male–female interactions under noisy conditions?

ABSTRACT: We agree with Halfwerk et al. on the importance of including the receivers when studying the impact of anthropogenic noise. However, we find the conclusion that the use of lowfrequency song is sexually selected in great tits and that noisy conditions affect male–female communication premat...

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Autores:
Eens, Marcel
Rivera Gutiérrez, Héctor Fabio
Pinxten, Rianne
Tipo de recurso:
Article of investigation
Fecha de publicación:
2012
Institución:
Universidad de Antioquia
Repositorio:
Repositorio UdeA
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/8527
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10495/8527
Palabra clave:
Canciones de baja frecuencia
Interacción sexual
Condiciones ruidosas
Rights
openAccess
License
Atribución-CompartirIgual 2.5 Colombia (CC BY-SA 2.5 CO)
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Summary:ABSTRACT: We agree with Halfwerk et al. on the importance of including the receivers when studying the impact of anthropogenic noise. However, we find the conclusion that the use of lowfrequency song is sexually selected in great tits and that noisy conditions affect male–female communication premature for several reasons.