Signal information of bird song changes in human-dominated landscapes
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DOI: 10.1007/s11252-017-0698-6
Abstract: Communication systems rely upon specific social contexts and environments that permit effective transmission, and thus, are particularly vulnerable to disruption by anthropogenic disturbance. The acoustic environments of cities may affect conspecific interactions by altering the… read more here.
Keywords: song attributes; signal information; information bird; bird song ... See more keywords
Evidence for cumulative cultural evolution in bird song
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DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2020.0322
Abstract: In studies of cumulative cultural evolution in non-human animals, the focus is most often on incremental changes that increase the efficacy of an existing form of socially learned behaviour, such as the refinement of migratory… read more here.
Keywords: evolution bird; bird song; cultural evolution; cumulative cultural ... See more keywords