Towards quantification of vocal imitation in the zebra finch

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 188, Issue 11-12, 2002, Pages 867-878

  Tchernichovski, O ^a   Mitra, P P ^b  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Birdsong; Development; Sound analysis; Vocal learning; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENTROPY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMITATION; LEARNING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD; SOUND DETECTION; SPECTROSCOPY; TIME; VOCALIZATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGE FACTORS; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ENTROPY; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SONGBIRDS; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0036999033     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-002-0352-4     Document Type: Article

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