Adult and peer influences on starling song development

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 362-374

  Bertin, Aline ^a   Hausberger, Martine ^a   Henry, Laurence ^a   Richard Yris, Marie Annick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Social influence; Song quality; Song sharing; Sturnus vulgaris; Tutor choice; Vocal development

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PEER GROUP; SINGING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STARLING; VOICE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; STARLINGS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

AVES; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 34248597813     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20223     Document Type: Article

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