Age effect of deafening on stereotyped song maintenance in adult male bengalese finches Lonchura striata domestica

Birdsong is a complex learned vocal behavior that relies on auditory experience for development. However, it appears that among different species of close-ended songbirds, there are some variations in the necessity of auditory feedback for maintaining stereotyped adult song. In zebra finches, the de...

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Main Authors: Yingyu SUN, Rui WANG, Shuli SHAO, Shaoju ZENG, Mingxue ZUO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2009-06-01
Series:Current Zoology
Subjects:
Age
Online Access:http://www.actazool.org/paperdetail.asp?id=11186