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For whom the male calls: an effect of audience on contact calls rate and repertoire in budgerigars, Melopsittacus undulatus

Article Abstract:

Budgerigars are studied with a focus on their ability to imitate sounds and the functions of these imitations. The experiments prove that the male budgerigars modify their contact call rates and repertoires in an audience-specific manner.

Author: Hile, Arla G., Striedter, Georg F., Freibott, Lisa, Burley, Nancy Tyler
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2003
Animal sounds, Calls (for animals), Animal calling

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Male vocal imitation produces call convergence during pair bonding in budgerigars, Melopsittacus undulatus

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A new study tests the theory that vocal imitations in budgerigars is linked to pair bonding. The study concludes that contact call imitation in adult birds may contribute to pair bond formation and maintenance.

Author: Hile, Arla G., Plummer, Thane K., Striedter, Georg F.
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2000
Behavior, Birdsongs, Animal behavior

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Variation in female choice of mates: condition influences selectivity

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A study investigating the factors that influence the selection of males by female zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata castanotis) is presented.

Author: Burley, Nancy Tyler, Foster, Valerie S.
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2006
United States, Sexual behavior, Ornithological research, Sexual selection in animals, Sexual selection (Natural selection), Finches, Fringillidae

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Subjects list: Research, Budgerigars
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