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Titre :	Social stimulation of dawn singing in Dusky Flycatchers: a serendipitous experiment
Auteurs :	Tara E. Stehelin, Auteur ; M. Ross Lein, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Journal of Field Ornithology (85(1) MAR 2014)
Article en page(s) :	63-74
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	Hypotheses regarding dawn singing in birds remain largely unsupported by quantitative data, especially for suboscine passerines (suborder Tyranni). During a study of the singing behavior of a suboscine, the Dusky Flycatcher (Empidonax oberholseri), in Alberta, Canada, spring storms in 2002 caused the disappearance and presumed mortality of several territorial males and some of their replacements, creating a serendipitous experiment. Overall, 15 males disappeared and, as a result, the number of territorial males in our study area declined from

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