Infants' responsiveness to fathers' singing

Music Perception

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 409-425

  O'Neill, Colleen T ^a,b   Trainor, Laurel J ^a   Trehub, Sandra E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 1542794429     PISSN: 07307829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/mp.2001.18.4.409     Document Type: Article

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