Control of Vocal Repertoire by Reward in Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 50-62

  Manabe, Kazuchika ^a   Staddon, J E R ^a   Cleaveland, J M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0002240561     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.111.1.50     Document Type: Article

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