The influence of different tutor types on song learning in a natural bird population

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1479-1493

  Wheelwright, Nathaniel T ^a   Swett, Meredith B ^b   Levin, Iris I ^c   Kroodsma, Donald E ^d   Freeman Gallant, Corey R ^e   Williams, Heather ^f  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^e SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^f WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

birds; developmental stress; Emberizidae; Passerculus sandwichensis; Savannah sparrow; song learning; tutor

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; FLEDGING; LEARNING; LONGEVITY; MORPHOLOGY; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SONG; VISUAL CUE;

AMMODRAMUS SANDWICHENSIS; AVES; EMBERIZINAE; PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS;

EID: 40849086141     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.08.030     Document Type: Article

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