Two measures of temporal resolution in brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater)

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-68

  Gall, Megan D ^a   Henry, Kenneth S ^b   Lucas, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory evoked potential; Hearing; Modulation rate transfer function; Paired clicks; Songbird

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SONGBIRD; TIME;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; MALE; REACTION TIME; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SONGBIRDS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84855289678     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-011-0687-9     Document Type: Article

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