Amplitude and frequency modulation control of sound production in a mechanical model of the avian syrinx

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1212-1224

  Elemans, Coen P H ^a,b   Muller, Mees ^a   Larsen, Ole Næsbye ^b   Van Leeuwen, Johan L ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bioacoustics; Biomechanics; Bird song; Vocal control

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BIRD; HISTOLOGY; OSCILLOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOUND; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIRDS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MODELS, ANATOMIC; OSCILLOMETRY; SOUND; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

AVES;

EID: 63849195064     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.026872     Document Type: Article

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