ArticlePhysical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics2014
Motor control of sound frequency in birdsong involves the interaction between air sac pressure and labial tension.
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- Gating related activity in a syringeal muscle allows the reconstruction of zebra finches songs.Chaos (Woodbury, N.Y.) · 2018Article
- Neural coding of sound envelope structure in songbirds.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2018Article
- From electromyographic activity to frequency modulation in zebra finch song.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2018Article
- Evolution of Vocal Diversity through Morphological Adaptation without Vocal Learning or Complex Neural Control.Current biology : CB · 2017Article
- Nonlinear dynamics in the study of birdsong.Chaos (Woodbury, N.Y.) · 2017Article
- Breathtaking Songs: Coordinating the Neural Circuits for Breathing and Singing.Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) · 2016Review
- An integrated model for motor control of song in Serinus canaria.Journal of physiology, Paris · 2016Article
- Multifunctional and Context-Dependent Control of Vocal Acoustics by Individual Muscles.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2015Article
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Abstract
Frequency modulation is a salient acoustic feature of birdsong. Its control is usually attributed to the activity of syringeal muscles, which affect the tension of the labia responsible for sound production. We use experimental and theoretical tools to test the hypothesis that for birds producing tonal sounds such as domestic canaries (Serinus canaria), frequency modulation is determined by both the syringeal tension and the air sac pressure. For different models, we describe the structure of the isofrequency curves, which are sets of parameters leading to sounds presenting the same fundamental frequencies. We show how their shapes determine the relative roles of syringeal tension and air sac pressure in frequency modulation. Finally, we report experiments that allow us to unveil the features of the isofrequency curves.
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