Facultative development of courtship and communication in juvenile male cowbirds (Molothrus ater)
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Facultative development of courtship and communication in juvenile male cowbirds (Molothrus ater)
We investigated effects of naturally occurring variation in experience with adult males on development of song and courtship competence in captive juvenile cowbirds. We studied birds in groups housed in large outdoor aviaries that allowed birds to regulate access to social stimulation. In two aviaries, we housed juvenile males and females either with or without adult males. Birds remained in th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Behavioral Ecology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1465-7279
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/13.4.487