Selection for and against vocal learning in birds and mammals

Ornithological Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-14

  Jarvis, Erich D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epigenetic constraints; Sexual selection; Song; Speech; Warble

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247173086     PISSN: 13470558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2326/osj.5.5     Document Type: Article

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