The hummingbird syrinx morphome: a detailed three-dimensional description of the black jacobin’s vocal organ
Abstract Background The ability to imitate sounds depends on a process called vocal production learning, a rare evolutionary trait. In addition to the few mammalian groups that possess this ability, vocal production learning has evolved independently in three avian clades: songbirds, parrots, and hu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Zoology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40850-020-00057-3 |