Seasonal Changes in Courtship Song and the Medial Preoptic Area in Male European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

2000/12/01 by Lauren V. Riters, Marcel Eens, Rianne Pinxten +3 · 28 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Marine animal studies overview

paper · doi:10.1006/hbeh.2000.1623

Citations

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