How birds use frequency to recognize their songs

Neuroethological Studies of Cognitive and Perceptual Processes

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 138-157

  Weary, Daniel M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780429498701     Document Type: Chapter

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