ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2025
Vocal performance in birdsong is an aggressive signal in both females and males: experimental evidence from a field study in European robins.
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- Variation in song structure does not predict associative learning performance in zebra finches (Taeniopygia castanotis) raised under controlled cultural conditions.Animal cognition · 2026Article
- Vocal performance in birdsong is an aggressive signal in both females and males: experimental evidence from a field study in European robins.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2025Article
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Birdsong often serves as a territorial signal, and vocal performance (the degree of vocalizing close to vocal production or respiratory limits) can play a role in expressing a sender's aggressiveness. However, this is rarely studied in females, in which song has historically been considered non-functional. Here, we investigate male and female European robins,
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