Recognition of conspecifics occurs when individuals classify sets of conspecifics based on
sensory input from them and associate these sets with different responses. Classification of …

The vocal control system of oscine songbirds has some perplexing properties-eg laterality,
adult neurogenesis, neuronal replacement—that are not predicted by common views of how …

Cheney and Seyfarth enter the minds of vervet monkeys and other primates to explore the
nature of primate intelligence and the evolution of cognition." This reviewer had to be …

The voices of birds have always been a source of fascination. Nature's Music brings together
some of the world's experts on birdsong, to review the advances that have taken place in our …

Screams of free-ranging juvenile vervet monkeys were played to a group containing their
mothers and two 'control'females who also had offspring in the group. Mothers and controls …

Auditory information is critical for vocal imitation and other elements of social life in
songbirds. In zebra finches, neural centers that are necessary for the acquisition and …

The concept of information plays a central role in studies of animal communication. Animals'
responses to the calls of different individuals, to food calls, alarm calls, and to signals that …

Publisher Summary This chapter deals with repertoires and geographical variation in bird
song. Three methods have been used to investigate the function of a behavior pattern:(1) …

Communication consists of the transmission of information from one animal to another.
Information is encoded by one individual into a signal. When received by another animal …

Capabilities for long-term memory and recall of information have evolved in non-human
animals primarily for special requirements such as for learning species-typical vocalizations …