Perception of vocal tract resonances by whooping cranes Grus americana

Ethology

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 559-574

  Fitch, W Tecumseh ^a   Kelley, J Patrick ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIRD; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 0033935032     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.2000.00572.x     Document Type: Article

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