Spatial and behavioural measures of social discrimination by captive male zebra finches: Implications of sexual and species differences for recognition research

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 90-98

  Campbell, Dana L M ^a   Hauber, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bengalese finch (Lonchura striata vars. domestica) mate preference; Recognition systems; Sexual displays; Zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CAPTIVE POPULATION; CONSPECIFIC; MATE CHOICE; PASSERINE; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; RECOGNITION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINCH; LONCHURA STRIATA; MALE; MATE CHOICE; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINCHES; MALE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AVES; ESTRILDIDAE; LONCHURA STRIATA; LONCHURA STRIATA DOMESTICA; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 57549108113     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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