Vocal convergence and social proximity shape the calls of the most basal Passeriformes, New Zealand Wrens

Abstract Despite extensive research on avian vocal learning, we still lack a general understanding of how and when this ability evolved in birds. As the closest living relatives of the earliest Passeriformes, the New Zealand wrens (Acanthisitti) hold a key phylogenetic position for furthering our un...

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Published in:	Communications Biology
Main Authors:	Ines G. Moran, Yen Yi Loo, Stilianos Louca, Nick B. A. Young, Annabel Whibley, Sarah J. Withers, Priscila M. Salloum, Michelle L. Hall, Margaret C. Stanley, Kristal E. Cain
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2024-05-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-06253-y