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Acoustic and Neural Bases for Innate Recognition of Song

Acoustic and Neural Bases for Innate Recognition of Song

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Acoustic and Neural Bases for Innate Recognition of Song

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Acoustic and Neural Bases for Innate Recognition of Song

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United States: National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Journal title

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 1997-11, Vol.94 (23), p.12694-12698

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English

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United States: National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

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In behavior reminiscent of the responsiveness of human infants to speech, young songbirds innately recognize and prefer to learn the songs of their own species. The acoustic and physiological bases for innate recognition were investigated in fledgling white-crowned sparrows lacking song experience. A behavioral test revealed that the complete consp...

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Acoustic and Neural Bases for Innate Recognition of Song

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TN_cdi_pnas_primary_94_23_12694_fulltext

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pnas_primary_94_23_12694_fulltext

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ISSN

0027-8424

E-ISSN

1091-6490

DOI

10.1073/pnas.94.23.12694

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