Song Dialect Recognition by Male White-Crowned Sparrows: Effects of Manipulated Song Components

The Condor ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew D. Thompson ◽  
Myron C. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Song Dialect ◽  
Dialect Recognition

Allozyme Frequencies in a Linear Series of Song Dialect Populations

Evolution ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 1020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myron Charles Baker ◽  
Daniel B. Thompson ◽  
Gregory L. Sherman ◽  
Michael A. Cunningham ◽  
Diana F. Tomback
Keyword(s):  
Linear Series ◽  
Song Dialect

Rapid change in a Type I song dialect of Hermit Warblers(Setophaga occidentalis)

The Auk ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 130 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stewart W. Janes ◽  
Lee Ryker
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Change ◽  
Type I ◽  
Song Dialect

Long-Term Changes in Songs and Song Dialect Boundaries of Puget Sound White-Crowned Sparrows

The Condor ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
pp. 567-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glen Chilton ◽  
M. Ross Lein
Keyword(s):  
Puget Sound ◽  
Long Term Changes ◽  
Song Dialect

Geographic Variation in Song of Gambel's White-Crowned Sparrow

Behaviour ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 135 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Species Recognition ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Acoustic Features ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Zonotrichia Leucophrys ◽  
Song Recognition ◽  
Song Variation ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Dialect Recognition ◽  
Song Types

AbstractWhite-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) song varies geographically, often forming local 'dialects' in sedentary and short-distance migratory subspecies. In playback experiments males and females can distinguish this variation. Gambel's white-crowned sparrow (Z. L. gambelii) is a long-distance migrant that breeds across subarctic Canada and Alaska. Previous studies identified a wide degree of song variation within local populations of this subspecies. I compared songs recorded in Alaska and Churchill, Manitoba, and found significant differences in acoustic structure. As in other subspecies, the most prominent differences occurred in the terminal trill portion of the song. In a playback experiment to territorial males at Churchill, males gave equivalent strong responses to both Alaska and local gambelii song, significantly weaker responses to mountain white-crowned sparrow (Z. L. oriantha) song, and the weakest responses to heterospecific song. I describe a model of song recognition in which 'dialect recognition' is a component of species recognition. I conclude that as a consequence of differences in the timing of song learning, the subspecies of white-crowned sparrow may differ in the acoustic features that they attend to in song recognition. The diversity of song types at a local level within gambelii populations may interfere with recognizing song differences between populations.

Early Experience Determines Song Dialect Responsiveness of Female Sparrows

Science ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 214 (4522) ◽  
pp. 819-821 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. C. BAKER ◽  
K. J. SPITLER-NABORS ◽  
D. C. BRADLEY
Keyword(s):  
Early Experience ◽  
Song Dialect
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