Birds sing at a higher pitch in urban noise

Slabbekoorn H and Peet M. 2003. Birds sing at a higher pitch in urban noise. Nature. 424:267

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

Type
Journal Article
Authors
Slabbekoorn, Hans; Peet, Margriet
Units
ARD
Keywords
Acoustics, Bioacoustics, Birds, Communication, great tits, Noise, Parus major, songs, SOUNDBIB, Vocalization

Series

Browse the catalog