...Alice Araguas; Bahia Guellaï; Philippe Gauthier; Florian Richer; Guglielmo Montone; Adrien Chopin; Sébastien Derégnaucourt ABSTRACT Birdsong learning has been consolidated as the model system of choice for exploring the biological substrates of vocal learning. In the zebra finch ( Taeniopygia...

.... Monogamy Social behavior Mate choice Operant conditioning Song bird Birdsong Forming monogamous pairs is important in many social animals for survival and reproductive success. The prairie vole has given clues to some of the neurotransmitter systems that are critical for pair-bond formation...

..., birdsong has developed into a highly productive model system for vocal imitation learning and motor control, where, in contrast to humans, we have experimental access to the entire neuromechanical control loop. In human voice production, complex laryngeal geometry, vocal fold tissue properties, airflow...

... ( Tchernichovski@gmail.com ) Competing interests The authors declare no competing or financial interests. © 2017. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2017 http://www.biologists.com/user-licence-1-1/ Summary: We review recent converging studies, across birdsongs and human cultures...

... during song to change the acoustic properties of their vocal tracts. Tongue Birdsong Vocal tract filter Birdsong provides a valuable model system in which to study the production and perception of complex vocalizations that have been acquired through vocal learning ( Hultsch and Todt...

.... S.A.W. was responsible for conception, design, interpretation and revising the article. COMPETING INTERESTS No competing interests declared. 13 2 2013 25 5 2013 © 2013. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2013 Bengalese finch basal ganglia birdsong...

...Verena R. Ohms; Gabriël J. L. Beckers; Carel ten Cate; Roderick A. Suthers SUMMARY Birdsong and human speech share many features with respect to vocal learning and development. However, the vocal production mechanisms have long been considered to be distinct. The vocal organ of songbirds is more...

... songs with increased tonality during quiet periods. Overall, our results show that anthropogenic noise influences the structure of birdsong. These effects should be considered in conservation and wildlife management. FUNDING Funding was provided by the American Ornithologists' Union...

... birdsong vagus nerve somatosensory sensorimotor integration zebra finch A common feature of motor systems is their use of feedback mechanisms for the maintenance of appropriate output (e.g. Pearson et al., 1998 ; Diedrichsen et al., 2010 ). Vocal coordination represents a particularly complex...

...-dependent spectral shifts in chiffchaffs. * Author for correspondence ( h.w.slabbekoorn@biology.leidenuniv.nl ) 15 4 2010 © 2010. 2010 anthropogenic noise birdsong experimental exposure frequency shift masking avoidance Birds living in and around cities often experience...

...: Department of Psychology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, USA † Author for correspondence ( goller@biology.utah.edu ) 7 12 2009 © 2010. 2010 birdsong vocal muscle vocal control In non-avian tetrapods, the larynx is the main sound-producing organ. Birds...

... of Biologists Limited 2008 2008 birdsong mockingbird nonlinear phenomena song learning vocal production One of the fascinating aspects of songbirds is the diversity and complexity of their vocal signals. Two well-documented functions of birdsong are territory defense and mate attraction...

...-mail: goller@biology.utah.edu ) 30 10 2007 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2008 2008 birdsong respiration sensory feedback motor control Taeniopygia guttata Birdsong is an interesting behavior in regard to respiratory dynamics because its production requires drastic changes...

... 9516, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands 23 8 2004 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2004 2004 tracheal resonance Helmholtz resonator birdsong harmonic suppression source-filter theory Streptopelia risoria The spectral content of vocalizations used in acoustic...

...Gabriël J. L. Beckers; Roderick A. Suthers; Carel ten Cate SUMMARY Birdsong assumes its complex and specific forms by the modulation of phonation in frequency and time domains. The organization of control mechanisms and intrinsic properties causing such modulation have been studied in songbirds...

... in the syrinx of birds (reviewed by Gaunt and Gaunt, 1985 ; Gaunt, 1987 ; Nowicki and Marler, 1988 ). sound production vocalization birdsong non-songbird helium vocal tract resonance Streptopelia decaocto collared dove © The Company of Biologists Limited 1998 02 3 1998 27...

... the resonance properties of the vocal tract by varying its physical dimensions and thus play an active role in the production of birdsong. birdsong kinematics acoustics communication phonation Zonotrichia albicollis Melospiza georgiana sparrow The beautiful and intricate patterns of sound...