Geographical variation has been widely studied in oscine songbirds, with particular attention
paid to the interplay between variables associated with learned song and dispersal. While …

To provide reliable information about individual-specific characteristics, sexual signals
should be consistently displayed within an individual at least within a particular social …

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) males occupying territories in cropland sites produced songs
that were less similar on average to other Dickcissel songs in their neighborhood than did …

ABSTRACT Capsule: Components of Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus song have
evolved along independent trajectories and show a mix of clinal and dialect patterns of …

Exotic plant invasions threaten ecosystems globally, but we still know little about the specific
consequences for animals. Invasive plants can alter the quality of breeding habitat for …

Ongoing habitat loss and intensification of management of remaining grasslands have led to
large population declines of grassland songbirds in North America. As an alternative to …

Divergence in song culture has been well documented among isolated bird populations.
Montane populations separated by unsuitable lower-elevation habitats thus appear to be …

In many songbird species, young individuals learn songs from neighbors and then settle
nearby, thus creating neighborhoods of conformity to local vocal culture. In some species …

The evolution of the study of ecoacoustics provides a theoretical foundation from which
people may begin examining socio‐ecological dynamics at higher spatiotemporal …

Recently the availability of hand-held recording devices has driven the immense growth of
citizen-science repositories. While these repositories have the benefit of providing a well …