Structural design principles of complex bird songs: a network-based approach.

Bird songs are acoustic communication signals primarily used in male-male aggression and in male-female attraction. These are often monotonous patterns composed of a few phrases, yet some birds have extremely complex songs with a large phrase repertoire, organized in non-random fashion with discerni...

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Main Authors: Kazutoshi Sasahara, Martin L Cody, David Cohen, Charles E Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3454418?pdf=render