Song perception during the sensitive period of song learning in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-88

  Braaten, Richard F ^a   Petzoldt, Molly ^a   Colbath, Aimee ^a  

^a Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird song development; Bird song perception; Global and local perception; Sensitive periods; Zebra finches

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; FINCH; HEARING; LEARNING; MALE; VOCALIZATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; FINCHES; LEARNING; MALE; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 33745673018     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.120.2.79     Document Type: Article

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