Bioacoustics · 1988 · 13 citations · 3 references
Life SciencesBehavioral SciencesAnimal BehaviorBehavioral EcologySexual SelectionAcoustic CommunicationAnimal CommunicationBehavioral PlasticityCourtship BehaviorMate ChoiceAggressive InteractionsCalling SongsCourtship VocalizationsSong LearningSong PlasticityVocal Courtship Songs
ABSTRACT Incomplete song strophes in free-living territorial Chaffinch males can be induced by different experimental as well as natural stimulus situations including replay of species- specific song, approaching of human beings, and aggressive encounters with con-specific males. While the first post-stimulus song strophe is shortest the following ones gradually attain their full number of elements again. The strength of this reaction differs with regard to different stimuli.
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