Female social networks influence male vocal development in brown-headed cowbirds, Molothrus ater

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 931-941

  Miller, Jennifer L ^a   King, Andrew P ^a   West, Meredith J ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cowbird; female social behaviour; Molothrus ater; social network; song learning

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SONG; VOCALIZATION;

MOLOTHRUS ATER;

EID: 49149128800     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.05.011     Document Type: Article

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