Acoustic Communication in Birds: Song Learning & Its Consequences

ISBN-13: 9780124268029 / Angielski / Twarda / 1983 / 392 str.

Donald E. Kroodsma; Henri Ouellet; Edward H. Miller

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Acoustic Communication in Birds, Volume 2: Song Learning and Its Consequences investigates acoustic communication in birds, with emphasis on song learning and its consequences. Some issues in the study of bird sounds are discussed, with particular reference to evolutionary considerations. The ontogeny of acoustic behavior in birds is also considered, along with sound production, neural control of song, and auditory perception.

Comprised of nine chapters, this volume begins with an introduction to the nature, extent, and evolution of vocal learning in birds. Several well-documented examples in which vocal development appears to proceed independently of audition (and therefore independently of vocal learning) are presented, together with aspects of selective vocal learning; the timing of vocal learning; and selective forces that may have promoted the evolution of vocal learning in birds. Subsequent chapters explore the role of subsong and plastic song in the vocal learning process; the function and evolution of avian vocal mimicry; the ecological and social significance of duetting in birds; and microgeographic and macrogeographic variation in the acquired vocalizations of birds. The book also examines genetic population structure and vocal dialects in Zonotrichia (Emberizidae).

This monograph will be of interest to ornithologists, evolutionary biologists, and zoologists, as well as to students of communication and bioacoustics.

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ContributorsForewordPrefaceNote on TaxonomyIntroduction1 Learning and the Ontogeny of Sound Signals in Birds I. Introduction II. Vocal Development That Is Independent of Audition III. World Survey of Vocal Learning in Birds IV. What Is Actually Learned? V. Timing of Vocal Learning VI. Concluding Remarks References2 Subsong and Plastic Song: Their Role in the Vocal Learning Process I. Introduction II. Subsong of the Song Sparrow III. Subsong and Plastic Song in the Chaffinch IV. Song Ontogeny in the Swamp Sparrow V. When Do the Characteristics of Crystallized Song First Appear? VI. Learning to Sing from Memory VII. The Role of Improvisation VIII. The Role of Invention IX. Conclusions on the Functional Significance of Subsong and Plastic Song References3 Avian Vocal Mimicry: Its Function and Evolution I. Introduction II. Some Conceptual Issues III. A Survey of Mimics IV. Possible Functions of Vocal Mimicry V. The Evolution of Vocal Mimicry VI. Conclusion References4 The Ecological and Social Significance of Duetting I. Introduction II. What Is a Duet? III. What Are Duetting Species Like? IV. Functional Significance of Duetting V. Multiple Functions of Duets and Duet Structure VI. Conclusions References5 Song Repertoires: Problems in Their Definition and Use I. Introduction II. Repertoire Size III. Organization and Use of Song-Type Repertoires IV. Concluding Remarks References6 Microgeographic and Macrogeographic Variation in Acquired Vocalizations of Birds I. Introduction II. Microgeographic Variation III. Macrogeographic Variation IV. Discussion References7 Genetic Population Structure and Vocal Dialects in Zonotrichia (Emberizidae) I. Introduction II. Population Genetic Consequences of Nonrandom Mating III. F Statistics and Population Models IV. Hypothesis Testing in Song Dialects Research V. The Search for Structure Within Dialect Populations VI. Dialects and Area Effects References8 Individual Recognition by Sound in Birds I. Introduction II. Methods III. Recognition Between Mates IV. Recognition Between Parents and Young V. Recognition of Neighbors VI. General Discussion References9 Conceptual Issues in the Study of Communication I. Introduction II. Description III. Motivation and Reference IV. Function and Consequence V. Endowment and Development VI. Evolutionary Derivation VII. Animal Communication and Human Language VIII. Summary References10 Appendix: A World Survey of Evidence for Vocal Learning in Birds Text ReferencesTaxonomic IndexSubject IndexContents of Volume 1