The effect of auditory distractors on song discrimination in male canaries (Serinus canaria)
β Scribed by Didier Appeltants; Timothy Q. Gentner; Stewart H. Hulse; Jacques Balthazart; Gregory F. Ball
- Book ID
- 116305461
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 287 KB
- Volume
- 69
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0376-6357
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