Developmental influences on auditory perception in female zebra finches - Is there a sensitive phase for song preference learning?

Animal Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 73-87

  Riebel, Katharina ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Auditory imprinting; Female zebra finches; Perceptual fine tuning; Sensitive phase; Song preference learning; Taeniopygia guttata

Indexed keywords

BIOACOUSTICS; IMPRINTING; LEARNING; PASSERINE; PERCEPTION; SONG;

FRINGILLIDAE; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; TAENIOPYGIA; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 1342309899     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075603769700304     Document Type: Article

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