Title:

Temporal pattern of vocal activity of the water rail Rallus aquaticus and the little crake Porzana parva in the breeding season

Subtitle:

Acta Ornithologica, vol. 40, no. 1 ; Zmiany aktywności głosowej wodnika i zielonki w sezonie lęgowym ; Water rail and little crake vocal activity

Creator:

Polak, Marcin (biologia) ; Polska Akademia Nauk. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii

Contributor:

Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences

Publisher:

Museum & Institute of Zoology

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2005

Description:

Bibliogr. p. 25-26 ; P. [23]-26 : il. ; 27 cm ; Abstarct in Polish

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Water Rail ; Rallus aquaticus ; Little Crake ; Porzana parva ; vocal activity

Abstract:

In the Water Rail the patterns of the two main types of vocalization were quite different: the announcement call was uttered throughout the breeding season with two peaks, one in April and the other in early June, but the courtship call occurred only in the pre-laying period. The vocalization period of the Little Crake is short but intensive, peaking before the start of incubation. In general, Water Rails produced more vocalizations in the evening than in the morning. The vocal activity of the Little Crake peaked at dawn. In both species a peak in vocal output occurred shortly before sunrise and before sunset.

Relation:

Acta Ornithologica

Volume:

40

Issue:

1

Start page:

23

End page:

26

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Journal

Format:

text/xml

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. patrz sygn. czas. P.257, Vol. 40, No 1 ; MiIZ PAN, call no. patrz sygn. czas. P.4568, Vol. 40, No 1 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Language of abstract:

pol ; eng

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Access:

Open