The Role of Nestling Acoustic Experience in Song Discrimination in a Sparrow

Oscine songbirds are an ideal system for investigating how early experience affects vocal behavior. Young songbirds face a challenging task: how to recognize and selectively learn only their own species’ song, often during a time-limited window. Because birds are capable of hearing birdsong very ear...

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Main Authors: Emily J. Hudson, Nicole Creanza, Daizaburo Shizuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2020.00099/full