Early ontogenetic effects on song quality in the bengalese finch lonchura striata var. domestica: Laying order, sibling competition, and song syntax

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 363-370

  Soma, Masayo ^a   Hiraiwa Hasegawa, Mariko ^a   Okanoya, Kazuo ^b  

^a GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^b RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bengalese finch; Development; Maternal effect; Song complexity; Song learning

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BROOD REARING; EGG PRODUCTION; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HATCHING; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LEARNING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL EFFECT; NESTLING; ONTOGENY; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SIBLING; SONGBIRD;

AVES; LONCHURA STRIATA; LONCHURA STRIATA DOMESTICA;

EID: 60049090593     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-008-0670-9     Document Type: Article

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