Rules of song development and their use in vocal interactions by birds with large repertoires

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 209-218

  Geberzahn, Nicole ^a   Hultsch, Henrike ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Common Nightingale; Developmental trajectories; Interaction by song; Song development; Vocal duels

Indexed keywords

AVES; LUSCINIA MEGARHYNCHOS; PASSERI;

EID: 3042511362     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0001-37652004000200004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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