Behavioral isolation and incipient speciation in birds
Behavioral changes, such as those involved in mating, foraging, and migration, can
generate reproductive barriers between populations. Birds, in particular, are known for their …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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
Highlights•Animals in urban environments often produce higher-frequency
sounds.•Frequency differences of urban and rural birds persisted in a quiet, common …
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 …
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 …
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
Social learning of vocalizations is integral to song inheritance in oscine passerines.
However, other factors, such as genetic inheritance and the developmental environment …
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 …
commonly treated as binary: species either possess or lack it. This view has been a useful …