Term Information

Accession
GO:0042297
Name
vocal learning
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
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Definition
A behavioral process whose outcome is a relatively long-lasting behavioral change whereby an organism modifies innate vocalizations to imitate sounds produced by others. Source: PMID:17035521, PMID:16418265, GOC:BHF, GOC:dos, GOC:rl
Comment
Examples include language learning by human infants and song learning in zebra finches.
History
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Subset
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Parents of vocal learning (GO:0042297)
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vocal learning [is_a relation] is_a  learned vocalization behavior or vocal learning (GO:0098598)
vocal learning [is_a relation] is_a  imitative learning (GO:0098596)
vocal learning [is_a relation] is_a  auditory behavior (GO:0031223)

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Vocal_learning