Singing behaviour of vocally interacting male nightingales (Luscinia megarhynchos) [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Barbara Diederich

Singing behaviour of vocally interacting male nightingales (Luscinia megarhynchos) Dissertation zur Erlangung der Doktorgrades Dr. rer nat. der Fakultät für Naturwissenschaften der Universität Ulm vorgelegt von Barbara Diederich aus Berlin 2005 Amtierender Dekan: Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Spindler Erstgutachter: Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Kalko Zweitgutachter: Prof. Dr. Günter Ehret Tag der Promotion: 10. Februar 2006 Table of contents Table of contents Einleitung.................................................................................................................................1 Literatur ...............................................................................................................................6 Chapter I: Song type sharing in nightingales (Luscinia megarhynchos): the role of song type and song category.............................................................................................................11 Introduction........................................................................................................................12 Methods.............................................................................................................................15 Study animals and recording sites.................................................................................15 Song analysis ......................................................