Peripheral vocal mechanisms in birds: Are songbirds special?

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 217-242

  Suthers, Roderick A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird; Electromyogram; Motor control; Neural lateralization; Phonation; Respiration; Song; Syrinx; Vocal tract

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038759614     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854201750385163     Document Type: Article

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