Typical versions of learned swamp sparrow song types are more effective signals than are less typical versions

The learned songs of songbirds often cluster into population-wide types. Here, we test the hypothesis that male and female receivers respond differently to songs depending on how typical of those types they are. We used computational methods to cluster a large sample of swamp sparrow (Melospiza geor...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences Biological sciences, 2014-06, Vol.281 (1785), p.20140252-20140252
Hauptverfasser:	Lachlan, R. F., Anderson, R. C., Peters, S., Searcy, W. A., Nowicki, S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aggression Animals Bird Song Categories Communication Cultural Transmission Female Learning Male Pennsylvania Sexual Behavior, Animal Songbirds - physiology Vocalization, Animal
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