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Cowbird song

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA

    MEREDITH J. WEST

  2. Department of Psychology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 27706, USA

    ANDREW P. KING

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WEST, M., KING, A. Cowbird song. Nature 339, 22 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/339022a0

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