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Song learning and dialect: More experiments needed

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Commentary onBakerMyron Charles and CunninghamMichael A. (1985) The biology of bird-song dialects. BBS 8:85–133.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Myron Charles Baker  and
Michael A. Cunningham
Myron Charles Baker
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo. 80523
Michael A. Cunningham
Affiliation:
Ohio State University, Lima Regional Campus, Lima, Ohio 45804
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , December 1986 , pp. 757 - 758
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