Ecology: Birds sing at a higher pitch in urban noise - Great tits hit the high notes to ensure that their mating calls are heard above the city's din.

被引：717

作者：

Slabbekoorn, H ^{[1
]}

Peet, M ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Leiden Univ, Inst Biol Leiden, NL-2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands

来源：

NATURE | 2003年 / 424卷 / 6946期

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D O I：

10.1038/424267a

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

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

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页码：267 / 267

页数：1

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