ArticleFrontiers in zoology2017
Vocal exchanges during pair formation and maintenance in the zebra finch (
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- Differences in dopamine and opioid receptor ratios in the nucleus accumbens relate to physical contact and undirected song in pair-bonded zebra finches.Behavioral neuroscience · 2022Article
- Avian models for brain mechanisms underlying altered social behavior in autism.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Review
- Rhythm in dyadic interactions.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2021Review
- The role of personality traits in pair bond formation: pairing is influenced by the trait of exploration.Behaviour · 2021Article
- Inhibition within a premotor circuit controls the timing of vocal turn-taking in zebra finches.Nature communications · 2020Article
- Monogamy in a Moment: How do Brief Social Interactions Change Over Time in Pair-Bonded Zebra Finches (Integrative organismal biology (Oxford, England) · 2020Article
- Life-Stage Dependent Plasticity in the Auditory System of a Songbird Is Signal and Emitter-Specific.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2020Article
- Brain Distribution and Sexually Dimorphic Expression of Amylin in Different Reproductive Stages of the Zebra Finch (Frontiers in neuroscience · 2019Article
- Individual recognition of opposite sex vocalizations in the zebra finch.Scientific reports · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundPair compatibility affects the success of a pair; however, its causes and mechanisms are not fully understood. Vocal exchange may be very important for pair formation, coordinating pair activities, maintaining the pair bond and mate guarding. To investigate the role of vocal exchange in pair formation and pair maintenance, we explored whether new and established pairs of zebra finches differed in their calling relationships. We used individualised backpack microphones to examine the entire daily vocal emission of pairs, with parallel video recording of behaviour.
resultsWe found that in non-breeding, isolated pairs, a specific type of call, the "stack call", was the most common. Furthermore, all pairs used the stack call for precisely timed antiphonal exchange. We confirmed a difference between new and established pairs in social behaviour, with the former spending less time in physical contact. Notably, we found that this was mirrored by a difference in calling behaviour: members of new pairs converged over time on a more symmetric calling relationship. Additionally, we observed different response rates to partners among individuals, but a repeatable relationship of answering within pairs, which may reflect different degrees of motivation to answer the partner.
conclusionsOur findings show that there is plasticity in calling behaviour and that it changes during pair formation, resulting in a coordinated stack call exchange with a similar number of answers between partners once the pair is established. It is possible that some of the calling relationship measurements that we present reflect pair compatibility.
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