![]() ![]() The term is sometimes used as a synonym for stanza, usually in reference to a Pindaric ode or to a poem that does not have a regular metre and rhyme pattern, such as free verse. These results show that strophe length reflects some component of the competitive ability of males (either physical strength or aggressiveness) in the hoopoe, which together with previous results regarding its role for female choice, show that it is a sexual signal with dual function. strophe, in poetry, a group of verses that form a distinct unit within a poem. These differences in quality of the song produced in response to the playback suggest that long-strophe males were basing their response mainly on attacking rather than singing, while short-strophe males tried to resolve the contest at a distance by means of their song. However, the males that approached produced abnormal songs during playback, that were shorter and with fewer strophes than those of males that did not approach, and used shorter strophes in comparison with spontaneous songs before the experiment. While singing responses were common to most of the males, only those using long strophes adopted the most risky strategy of approaching the loudspeaker. ![]() Most males responded to the playback, but the strategy of defence adopted depended on their own strophe length in spontaneous songs recorded before the experiments. most have three strophes but some have only one most are polyphonic (usually 2-3. Paired males were presented with a recorded song with long strophes during the pre-laying period, while they were near their mates, in order to provoke male mate-defence behaviour. Garrit Gallis/In nova fert/Neuma pieces in this by Philippe de Vitry. de Pindare, le pourcentage des longues est 52,6 (53 dans les strophes et. types produced and decreased their mean strophe length after unsuccessful breeding or. En gnral, il y a quatre types de rythme dans les pinicies de Pindare. In the present study we tested whether strophe length of males influences male behaviour during intra-sexual contests, in a colour-ringed population in southeast Spain. Departamento de Biologfa Animal y Ecologfa, Facultad de Ciencias. number of elements) both within and between males, and previous studies have shown that this song cue is positively correlated with male condition and breeding success. In MSS E and To the initial refrain R0 and the first strophe S1. Hoopoe ( Upupa epops, Coraciformes) males produce a very simple song during the breeding season in order to attract females and repel intruders. The two types of layout also imply different approaches to the extent of the under- laid text. ![]()
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