Birdsong learning as a social process
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.09.001
Abstract: This paper describes a 30-year investigation into the role of social and ecological factors affecting song learning in song sparrows, Melospiza melodia. It addresses the question of why song sparrows learn the songs they do,… read more here.
Keywords: song sparrows; process; learning social; birdsong learning ... See more keywords
Mechanisms of species diversity in birdsong learning
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000555
Abstract: Vocal communication is critical for social interactions across a diversity of animals. A subset of those animals, including humans and songbirds, must learn how to produce their vocal communication signals. In this issue of PLOS… read more here.
Keywords: species diversity; mechanisms species; biology; birdsong learning ... See more keywords