Photoperiod and tutor access affect the process of vocal learning

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1075-1082

  Whaling, C S ^a   Soha, J A ^a   Nelson, D A ^b   Lasley, B ^a   Marler, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; LEARNING; PHOTOPERIOD; VOCALIZATION;

ZONOTRICHIA LEUCOPHRYS;

EID: 0032213683     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1998.0905     Document Type: Article

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