Dialect change in resident killer whales: Implications for vocal learning and cultural transmission

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 629-638

  Deecke, V B ^a   Ford, J K B ^a,b   Spong, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER AQUARIUM   (Canada)

^c OrcaLab   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CALLING BEHAVIOR; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LEARNING; WHALE;

EID: 0033671921     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2000.1454     Document Type: Article

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