Reproductive interference between animal species
J Gröning, A Hochkirch - The Quarterly review of biology, 2008 - journals.uchicago.edu
Although sexual interactions between species (reproductive interference) have been
reported from a wide range of animal taxa, their potential for determining species …
reported from a wide range of animal taxa, their potential for determining species …
Evidence for cumulative cultural evolution in bird song
H Williams, RF Lachlan - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In studies of cumulative cultural evolution in non-human animals, the focus is most often on
incremental changes that increase the efficacy of an existing form of socially learned …
incremental changes that increase the efficacy of an existing form of socially learned …
Error management theory: a new perspective on biases in cross-sex mind reading.
MG Haselton, DM Buss - Journal of personality and social …, 2000 - psycnet.apa.org
A new theory of cognitive biases, called error management theory (EMT), proposes that
psychological mechanisms are designed to be predictably biased when the costs of false …
psychological mechanisms are designed to be predictably biased when the costs of false …
[图书][B] The Alex studies: cognitive and communicative abilities of grey parrots
IM Pepperberg - 2000 - degruyter.com
Twenty years ago Pepperberg set out to discover whether large-brained, highly social
parrots were capable of mastering complex cognitive concepts and the rudiments of …
parrots were capable of mastering complex cognitive concepts and the rudiments of …
[图书][B] An introduction to animal behaviour
A Manning, MS Dawkins - 2012 - books.google.com
Wolves excitedly greet each other as members of the pack come together; a bumble bee
uses its long tongue to reach the nectar at the base of a foxglove flower; a mongoose swiftly …
uses its long tongue to reach the nectar at the base of a foxglove flower; a mongoose swiftly …
Suggested experimental designs for song playbacks
DE Kroodsma - Animal Behaviour, 1989 - Elsevier
In studies of bird song, experimental designs and statistical analyses are often inappropriate
for the hypotheses being tested. Frequently, only one playback or tutor stimulus is used to …
for the hypotheses being tested. Frequently, only one playback or tutor stimulus is used to …
Cultural inheritance of song and its role in the evolution of Darwin's finches
BR Grant, PR Grant - Evolution, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Songs of Darwin's finches were studied on the Galápagos Island of Daphne Major from
1976 to 1995. A single, structurally simple, and unvarying song is sung throughout life by …
1976 to 1995. A single, structurally simple, and unvarying song is sung throughout life by …
Female canaries are sexually responsive to special song phrases
E Vallet, M Kreutzer - Animal behaviour, 1995 - Elsevier
The sexual responsiveness of female canaries, Serinus canaria, to six different types of male
song phrases extracted from natural song was tested. Copulation solicitation displays were …
song phrases extracted from natural song was tested. Copulation solicitation displays were …
Altered perception of species-specific song by female birds after lesions of a forebrain nucleus
EA Brenowitz - Science, 1991 - science.org
Female birds that do not normally sing possess brain nuclei associated with song production
in males. To determine whether one song nucleus, the caudal nucleus of the ventral …
in males. To determine whether one song nucleus, the caudal nucleus of the ventral …
Two-note syllables in canary songs elicit high levels of sexual display
E Vallet, I Beme, M Kreutzer - Animal behaviour, 1998 - Elsevier
Male canaries, Serinus canaria, sing a special phrase ('A') that elicits very high levels of
sexual display in conspecific females. This phrase is characterized by the repetition of a …
sexual display in conspecific females. This phrase is characterized by the repetition of a …