Species-universal microstructure in the learned song of the swamp sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)

1984/08/01 by Peter Marler, Roberta Pickert · 1 voice · 6 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior #Plant and animal studies

paper · doi:10.1016/s0003-3472(84)80143-8

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Discussions

• Comparing 2009 field recordings to Marler & Pickert’s 1976–78 Hudson Valley sample, all but two of nineteen syllable types had persisted, and the commonest was still the commonest ~30 years later. Cf. [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]