Bird Song has long been an inspiration to poets, and a delight to many other people, but why do birds sing? Bird song has been studied extensively in the past few decades, so that there is now hardly an area of animal behaviour on to which studies of song do not shed light. This book explores the study of bird song from the biological viewpoint, reviewing the literature written on the subject and considering its intricate nature. It is written with a wide readership in mind so that, while undergraduate and postgraduate students of biology may gain particularly from it, both professional biologists interested in bird behaviour and amateur ornithologists with some knowledge of biology will also find it a mine of information.
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'... an excellent contribution to the study of bird song. It deserves a wide readership, not only among students of biology and amateur ornithologists, but also among professional colleagues' Dr Torben Dabelsteen, IBIS
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Why do birds sing? How do they produce the sounds we recognise as songs and calls? Do birds have dialects? Here, the reader is guided through the complexities of such questions, and is shown how the study of bird song can shed light on to many aspects of animal behaviour.
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This chapter is a brief introduction to the theory, terminology and techniques used in the scientific study of bird songs. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
share song types, song organisation, speaker replacement experiment, chingolo sparrow, sharp dialect boundaries, interspecific territorialism, intersong intervals, same song type, single song type, different song types, matched countersinging, one song type, male great tits, singing rate, repertoire size, singing behaviour, song complexity, song output, own species song, territorial neighbours, song rate, playback experiments, female fertile period, heterospecific song, song matching Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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This chapter is a brief introduction to the theory, terminology and techniques used in the scientific study of bird songs. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
share song types, song organisation, speaker replacement experiment, chingolo sparrow, sharp dialect boundaries, interspecific territorialism, intersong intervals, same song type, single song type, different song types, matched countersinging, one song type, male great tits, singing rate, repertoire size, singing behaviour, song complexity, song output, own species song, territorial neighbours, song rate, playback experiments, female fertile period, heterospecific song, song matching Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North American, Beau Geste, New York New!
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- Acoustic Communication in Birds, Two-Volume Set: Acoustic Communication in Birds: Production, Perception & Design Features of Sounds by Kroodsma on 6 pages
- Playback and Studies of Animal Communication (Nato Science Series: A:) by Peter K. McGregor in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Comparative Psychology of Audition: Perceiving Complex Sounds by Robert J. Dooling in Back Matter
- Vocal Communication in Birds by Clive. Catchpole in Back Matter
- Beau Geste by Percival Christopher Wren on page 120
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- Why Birds Sing: A Journey Into the Mystery of Birdsong by David Rothenberg in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Biology of Traditions: Models and Evidence by Dorothy M. Fragaszy on page 230, and Back Matter
- Nerve Cells and Animal Behaviour by Peter J. Simmons in Back Matter
- Careers for Nature Lovers & Other Outdoor Types by Louise Miller on page 38
- Teaching Your Bird to Talk by Diane Grindol in Back Matter
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