Behavioral isolation and incipient speciation in birds

JAC Uy, DE Irwin, MS Webster - Annual Review of Ecology …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Behavioral changes, such as those involved in mating, foraging, and migration, can
generate reproductive barriers between populations. Birds, in particular, are known for their …

Maladaptive learning and memory in hybrids as a reproductive isolating barrier

AM Rice, MA McQuillan - Proceedings of the Royal …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Selection against hybrid offspring, or postzygotic reproductive isolation, maintains species
boundaries in the face of gene flow from hybridization. In this review, we propose that …

Genetic variation interacts with experience to determine interindividual differences in learned song

DG Mets, MS Brainard - Proceedings of the National …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Learning reflects the influence of experience on genetically determined circuitry, but little is
known about how experience and genetics interact to determine complex learned …

Content bias in the cultural evolution of house finch song

M Youngblood, DC Lahti - Animal Behaviour, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•We analysed house finch songs from three years spanning four decades in New
York.•We compared real data against simulations to make inferences about cultural …

Four decades of cultural evolution in House Finch songs

C Ju, FC Geller, PC Mundinger… - The Auk: Ornithological …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Bird song is the primary animal model system for cultural evolution. Longitudinal studies of
bird song across many generations can provide insights into patterns and mechanisms of …

Urban birdsongs: higher minimum song frequency of an urban colonist persists in a common garden experiment

DG Reichard, JW Atwell, MM Pandit, GC Cardoso… - Animal Behaviour, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Animals in urban environments often produce higher-frequency
sounds.•Frequency differences of urban and rural birds persisted in a quiet, common …

A blueprint for vocal learning: auditory predispositions from brains to genomes

D Wheatcroft, A Qvarnström - Biology letters, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Memorizing and producing complex strings of sound are requirements for spoken human
language. We share these behaviours with likely more than 4000 species of songbirds …

Learning is enhanced by tailoring instruction to individual genetic differences

DG Mets, MS Brainard - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
It is widely argued that personalized instruction based on individual differences in learning
styles or genetic predispositions could improve learning outcomes. However, this …

Like father like son: cultural and genetic contributions to song inheritance in an estrildid finch

RN Lewis, M Soma, SR De Kort, RT Gilman - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Social learning of vocalizations is integral to song inheritance in oscine passerines.
However, other factors, such as genetic inheritance and the developmental environment …

Defining the multidimensional phenotype: new opportunities to integrate the behavioral ecology and behavioral neuroscience of vocal learning

TF Wright, EP Derryberry - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Vocal learning has evolved independently in several lineages. This complex cognitive trait is
commonly treated as binary: species either possess or lack it. This view has been a useful …