Recognition memory for conspecific and heterospecific song in juvenile zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 403-413

  Braaten, Richard F ^a   Petzoldt, Molly ^a   Cybenko, Anne K ^a  

^a Assistant Professor in the University Libraries   (United States)

Author keywords

operant techniques; recognition memory; song acoustics; song learning and development; Taeniopygia guttata; vocal communication; zebra finch

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; JUVENILE; MEMORY; PASSERINE; RECOGNITION; SONG;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 33847690777     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.08.009     Document Type: Article

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