Does learning produce song conformity or novelty in white-crowned sparrows, Zonotrichia leucophrys?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 433-440

  Nelson, Douglas A ^a   Poesel, Angelika ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

birdsong; individual recognition; learning; repertoire; song development; song sharing; white crowned sparrow; Zonotrichia leucophrys

Indexed keywords

ADULT; LEARNING; RECOGNITION; SONGBIRD; WILD POPULATION;

NORTH AMERICA; PUGET SOUND; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

AVES; ZONOTRICHIA LEUCOPHRYS;

EID: 68349128635     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.04.028     Document Type: Article

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