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Marcus, G. F. (2006) Startling starlings. Nature, 440:1117--1118.
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Abstract

Recursion, once thought to be the unique province of human language, now seems to be within the ken of a common songbird — perhaps providing insight into the origins of language.
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@article{marcus06starlings,
  author={Gary F. Marcus},
  title={Startling starlings},
  journal={Nature},
  year={2006},
  month={April},
  volume={440},
  pages={1117-1118},
  doi={10.1038/4401117a},
  url={http://www.isrl.uiuc.edu/~amag/langev/paper/marcus06starlings.html}
}