The development of local song preferences in female cowbirds (Molothrus ater): Flock living stimulates learning

Ethology

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1095-1107

  West, Meredith J ^a   King, Andrew P ^a   White, David J ^b   Gros Louis, Julie ^a   Freed Brown, Grace ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BREEDING SEASON; COPULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; JUVENILE; LEARNING; PLASTICITY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD;

MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER;

EID: 33749871242     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2006.01264.x     Document Type: Article

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