Birdsong has been the subject of broad research from a variety of sub‐disciplines and has
taught us much about the evolution, function, and mechanisms driving animal …

Research on avian vocalisations has traditionally focused on male song produced by oscine
passerines. However, accumulating evidence indicates that complex vocalisations can …

Male songbirds sing to establish territories and to attract mates. 1, 2 However, increasing
reports of singing in non-reproductive contexts 3 and by females 4, 5 show that song use is …

Vocal signals, including human speech and birdsong, are produced by complicated,
precisely coordinated body movements, whose execution is fitness-determining in resource …

Given the ongoing environmental crisis and recent calls within HCI to engage with its
cascading effects on the more-than-human world, this paper introduces the concept of the …

Unlike many species, song learning birds and humans have independently evolved the
ability to communicate via learned vocalizations. Both birdsong and spoken language are …

The editors of several major journals have recently asserted the importance of combating
racism and sexism in science. This is especially relevant now, as the COVID-19 pandemic …

Researchers of different genders and backgrounds contribute greatly to the diversity of
questions and approaches in science. Historically birdsong was studied primarily as a male …

What is birdsong? Birdsongs are among the most extraordinary of all natural sounds. We
can all recognise a typical birdsong when we hear one; they are those long, melodious …

In species with mutual mate choice, we should expect adaptive signaling in both sexes.
However, the role of female sexual signals is generally understudied. A case in point is …