Current Biology
Volume 9, Issue 18, 23 September 1999, Pages R688-R690
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Birdsong: Can an old bird change his tune?

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Abstract

The stereotyped courtship songs of ‘age-limited’ songbirds, which learn their songs during a specific early period of their lives, were once thought immutable, but recent studies suggest that their maintenance may actually rely on subtle cues provided by auditory feedback.

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SA White and R Mooney, Department of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710-3209, USA.

E-mail address for SA White: [email protected].

E-mail address for R Mooney: [email protected].