Testosterone implants alter the frequency range of zebra finch songs

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 446-451

  Cynx, Jeffrey ^a   Bean, N Jay ^a   Rossman, Ian ^a  

^a VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birdsong; Frequency; Pitch; Testosterone; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

SILASTIC; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; HEARING; IMPLANT; MALE; MUSIC; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 15044359245     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2004.11.018     Document Type: Article

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