Geographic patterns of song variation reveal timing of song acquisition in a wild avian population

Louis Ranjard, Sarah J. Withers, Dianne H. Brunton, Stuart Parsons and Howard A. Ross

Behavioral Ecology, 2017, vol. 28, issue 4, 1085-1092

Abstract: Lay SummaryBird songs are frequently used by males in territory defense. We show that hihi learn to match their song repertoire to their territory neighbors. Such flexibility in vocalizations is likely to have evolved as a result of the extreme levels of male competition in this species.

Keywords: dispersal; micro-geographic song variation; song acquisition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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