Bird Song: Biological Themes and Variations
- ISBN-10
- 0521544009
- ISBN-13
- 9780521544009
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-10-30
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Clive K. Catchpole, Peter J. B. Slater
Description
Explains how and why birds sing to one another.
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