Balanced imitation sustains song culture in zebra finches
Studying how songbirds learn songs can shed light on the development of human speech. An analysis of 160 tutor-pupil zebra finch pairs suggests that frequency dependent balanced imitation prevents the extinction of rare song elements and the overabundance of common ones, promoting song diversity wit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-05-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22852-3 |