... of the biomechanical periphery . PLoS Comput. Biol. 8 , e1002546 . 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002546 Beckers , G. J. L. ( 2013 ). Peripheral mechanisms of vocalization in birds: a comparison with human speech . In Birdsong, Speech, and Language: Exploring the Evolution of Mind and Brain (ed. J. J...

...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...

... ( [email protected] ) 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...

... or financial interests. 11 6 2015 17 11 2015 © 2016. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2016 Summary: Songbirds elevate their tongues during song to change the acoustic properties of their vocal tracts. Tongue Birdsong Vocal tract filter Birdsong provides...

.... 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. * Author for correspondence ( [email protected] ) 16 8 2011 © 2011...

.... It suggests a significant role for somatosensory feedback that differs from that of auditory feedback. * Author for correspondence ( [email protected] ) 10 9 2010 © 2010. 2010 birdsong vagus nerve somatosensory sensorimotor integration zebra finch A common feature...

...-dependent spectral shifts in chiffchaffs. * Author for correspondence ( [email protected] ) 15 4 2010 © 2010. 2010 anthropogenic noise birdsong experimental exposure frequency shift masking avoidance Birds living in and around cities often experience...

... of the cytoarchitectural organization into motor units is not known for syringeal muscles. * Present address: Department of Psychology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, USA † Author for correspondence ( [email protected] ) 7 12 2009 © 2010. 2010 birdsong vocal...

... source-source and source-filter acoustic interaction in birdsong. Phys. Rev. E 72 , 036218 . Laje, R., Sciamarella, D., Zanella, J. and Mindlin, G. B. ( 2008 ). Bilateral source acoustic interaction in a syrinx model of an oscine bird. Phys. Rev. E 77 , 011912 . Lavenex, P. B. ( 1999...

... that during song, birds do not compensate for the reduced physiological or acoustic parameters. Neither somatosensory nor auditory feedback mechanisms appear to effect a correction in expiratory effort to compensate for reduced air sac pressure and sound amplitude. birdsong respiration sensory feedback...

... 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...

... 2000 © 2000 by Company of Biologists 2000 birdsong beak vocal tract sound communication white-throated sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis swamp sparrow Melospiza georgiana canary Serinus canaria . Many aspects of song production in songbirds are thought to parallel...

... , F. ( 1976 ). Phonation in the Orange-winged Amazon Parrot, Amazona amazonica . J. comp. Physiol . A 108 , 157 – 170 . 10.1007/BF02169046 Nowicki , S. ( 1987 ). Vocal tract resonances in oscine bird sound production: Evidence from birdsongs in a helium atmosphere . Nature...

... the resonance properties of the vocal tract by varying its physical dimensions and thus play an active role in the production of birdsong. In this study we analyzed the kinematics of head motion during song to test the hypothesis that beak gape and head motion are functionally correlated with acoustic...