Response of territorial male song sparrows to song types and variations

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology - Tập 22 - Trang 125-130 - 1988
Philip K. Stoddard1, Michael D. Beecher1, Mary S. Willis1
1Animal Behavior Program, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

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The song repertoires of male song sparrows (Melospiza melodia) are comprised of distinct song types and many overlapping variations within each type. This study examines the sensitivity of territorial male song sparrows to both multiple song types and variation within types. A playback experiment was conducted using stimulus tapes that had either single songs (but not variations), song variations (but not types) or a single song. Response during playback was similar for all three stimulus groups, but diminished sooner after playback for the single-song tape. Thus our results indicate that male song sparrows are sensitive to song variability both within and among song types.

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Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Tập 22

125-130

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