Culturally Transmitted Patterns of Vocal Behavior in Sparrows.
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چکیده
Male white-crowned sparrows have song "dialects," acquired in about the first 100 days of life by learning from older males. In the laboratory an alien white-crowned sparrow dialect can be taught. Once the song is established further acoustical experience does not change the pattern. White-crowned sparrows do not copy recorded songs of other sparrow species presented under similar conditions.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Science
دوره 146 3650 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1964