Individual recognition of opposite sex vocalizations in the zebra finch

Abstract Individual vocal recognition plays an important role in the social lives of many vocally active species. In group-living songbirds the most common vocalizations during communal interactions are low-intensity, soft, unlearned calls. Being able to tell individuals apart solely from a short ca...

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Main Authors: Pietro B. D’Amelio, Milena Klumb, Mauricio N. Adreani, Manfred L. Gahr, Andries ter Maat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05982-x