Absolute pitch: Frequency-range discriminations in pigeons (Columba livia) - Comparisons with zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) and humans (Homo sapiens)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-105

  Friedrich, Andrea ^a,b   Zentall, Thomas ^a   Weisman, Ronald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absolute pitch; Comparisons with humans and songbirds; Frequency range discriminations; Pigeons; Zebra finches

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FINCH; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PIGEONS AND DOVES; SOUND DETECTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; FEMALE; FINCHES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PITCH DISCRIMINATION; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33847637730     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.121.1.95     Document Type: Article

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