Chapter 5 Vocal Performance and Sensorimotor Learning in Songbirds

Advances in the Study of Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue , 2009, Pages 159-195

  Podos, Jeffrey ^a   Lahti, David C ^a   Moseley, Dana L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental stress; Imitation; Learning; Song; Songbird; Trill; Vocal performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 68049093197     PISSN: 00653454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-3454(09)40005-6     Document Type: Review

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