Social transmission of courtship behavior and mating preferences in brown-headed cowbirds, Molothrus ater

Learning and Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 122-130

  Freeberg, Todd M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COURTSHIP; DECISION MAKING; MATE CHOICE; MATING; MOLOTHRUS ATER; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; REVIEW; SOCIAL LEARNING; SOCIOLOGY;

MOLOTHRUS ATER;

EID: 2342462264     PISSN: 15434494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/bf03196013     Document Type: Review

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