Cetacean vocal learning and communication

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 28, Issue , 2014, Pages 60-65

  Janik, Vincent M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; CETACEA; DOLPHIN; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SONG PATTERN; SOUND TRANSMISSION; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; VOCALIZATION; VOICE PARAMETER; WHALE; ANIMAL; BRAIN; LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CETACEA; LEARNING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 84904495369     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: 18736882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2014.06.010     Document Type: Review

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