Bird communication: Two voices are better than one

نویسندگان

  • Christopher B. Sturdy
  • Richard Mooney
چکیده

How do emperor penguins find their mates on a featureless ice flow, packed at densities of ten animals per square meter? A recent study has revealed how use of their 'two-voice' calls enables emperor penguins to locate their mates and chicks under some of nature's most extreme conditions.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Current Biology

دوره 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2000