Birds sing at a higher pitch in urban noise

Hans Slabbekoorn () and Margriet Peet
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Hans Slabbekoorn: Behavioural Biology, Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University
Margriet Peet: Behavioural Biology, Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University

Nature, 2003, vol. 424, issue 6946, 267-267

Abstract: Great tits hit the high notes to ensure that their mating calls are heard above the city's din.

Date: 2003
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