A California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) can keep the beat: Motor entrainment to rhythmic auditory stimuli in a non vocal mimic

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 412-427

  Cook, Peter ^a   Rouse, Andrew ^a   Wilson, Margaret ^a   Reichmuth, Colleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Music cognition; Rhythmic entrainment; Sea lions; Sensorimotor synchronization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEARING; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSIC; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEAL; TIME;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MOVEMENT; MUSIC; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEA LIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84878487448     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032345     Document Type: Article

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