Vocally correlated seasonal auditory variation in the house sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 3817-3822

  Henry, K S ^a   Lucas, J R ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal communication; Auditory brainstem response (ABR); House sparrow; Passer domesticus; Seasonal plasticity; Sensory ecology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEARING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SPARROW; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; INDIANA; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SPARROWS;

ANIMALIA; PASSER DOMESTICUS; PASSERI;

EID: 70449726651     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.033035     Document Type: Article

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