Vocal gymnastics and the bird brain

Franz Goller
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Franz Goller: University of Utah

Nature, 1998, vol. 395, issue 6697, 11-12

Abstract: How do birds sing? The characteristic sound properties of birdsong were thought to be controlled by the central nervous system. But a new study shows that acoustic effects intrinsic to the avian vocal organ also contribute to zebra finch song.

Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1038/25589

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