Sexually Distinct Song Cultures Across a Songbird Metapopulation

Songbirds learn their songs culturally, through imitating tutors. The vocal culture of a songbird population changes as new song units (syllables) are introduced through immigration, copying errors, and innovation, while other syllables fall out of use. This leads to a diversification of the syllabl...

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Main Authors: Wesley H. Webb, Michelle M. Roper, Matthew D. M. Pawley, Yukio Fukuzawa, Aaron M. T. Harmer, Dianne H. Brunton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.755633/full