A computational tool for automated large-scale analysis and measurement of bird-song syntax

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 147-160

  Daou, Arij ^a   Johnson, Frank ^a   Wu, Wei ^a   Bertram, Richard ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral analysis; Birdsong; Computer software; Sequential behavior

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; BIRD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGING; SOUND ANALYSIS; STEREOTYPY;

ANIMALS; ENTROPY; FINCHES; HIGH VOCAL CENTER; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; SINGING; SOFTWARE; SOUND; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 84865427042     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2012.07.020     Document Type: Article

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