Developmental origins of sociality in brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 229-238

  Miller, Jennifer L ^a   Grace Freed Brown, S ^a   White, David J ^b   King, Andrew P ^a   West, Meredith J ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown headed cowbird; Development; Female sociality; Social behaviors

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MOTIVATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION; SONGBIRD; STATISTICS; VOCALIZATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIALIZATION; SONGBIRDS; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 33747340708     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.120.3.229     Document Type: Article

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