Understanding sex differences in form and function of bird song: The importance of studying song learning processes by Katharina eRiebel

“…Combined mapping of phylogenetic and ecological correlates of sex differences in song structure and function might provide important clues to the evolution of male and female song. …”
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Behavioral, morphological, and ecological trait evolution in two clades of New World Sparrows (Aimophila and Peucaea, Passerellidae) by Carla Cicero, Nicholas A. Mason, Lauryn Benedict, James D. Rising

“…Specifically, vocal duets and song structure are the most highly conserved traits, and nesting behavior appears to be maintained within clades. …”
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Rapikwenty: ‘A loner in the ashes’ and other songs for sleeping by Myfany Turpin, Jennifer Green

“…Rapikwenty resembles other Anmatyerr genres in its song structure; yet differs in its performance style. …”
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Male moth songs tempt females to accept mating: the role of acoustic and pheromonal communication in the reproductive behaviour of Aphomia sociella. by Jiří Kindl, Blanka Kalinová, Milan Červenka, Milan Jílek, Irena Valterová

“…Considerable inter-individual differences in song structure exist. These could play a role in female mate selection provided that the female's ear is able to discern them. …”
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A Comparison of the Structure of Acoustic Signals of Red-headed Buntings (Emberiza Melanocephala) and Black-headed Buntings (E. Bruniceps) by Bita Shams, Mohammad Kaboli

“…Abstract Analysis of song structure characteristics in the passeriform can be used as a powerful index in determining the taxonomical status of species of genus or subspecies of a species. …”
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Temperature manipulation of neuronal dynamics in a forebrain motor control nucleus. by Matías A Goldin, Gabriel B Mindlin

“…This is based, among other evidence, on the stretching and the "breaking" of song structure when HVC is cooled. However, little is known about the temperature effects that take place in its neurons. …”
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Seasonal and diel patterns in singing activity of humpback whales migrating through Bermuda by Tamara Narganes Homfeldt, Tamara Narganes Homfeldt, Denise Risch, Andrew Stevenson, Lea-Anne Henry

“…Singing activity significantly increased at night relative to the daytime (p<0.01), whilst twilight periods were characterised by intermediate levels of singing. The song structure encountered in spring 2018 consisted of 18 units, 6 themes and 5 transitional phrases. …”
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Re-evaluation of the genus Phonochorion (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae) by Hasan SEVGILI, Selim S. CAGLAR, Ismail K. SAGLAM

“…Within the genus Phonochorion, song structure and morphological characters clearly indicate Ph. uvarovi to be the basal taxon.…”
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Using Acoustic Data Repositories to Study Vocal Responses to Playback in a Neotropical Songbird by Pietra Oliveira Guimarães, Letícia Campos Guimarães, Renato Rodrigues Oliveira, Fernando Almeida, Pedro Diniz

“…Birds may alter song structure in response to territorial challenges to convey information about aggressive intent or fighting ability. …”
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Variability in Temporal Characteristics of the South Eastern Indian Ocean Pygmy Blue Whale Song by Capri D. Jolliffe, Robert. D. McCauley, Alexander N. Gavrilov

“…While the song repetition interval, or inter-song interval (ISI), appeared to remain consistent within a song event, defined as a consistent bout of singing presumed to come from an individual animal, it was found to be variable between song events. Song structure was a confounding factor in the analysis of variability in ISI with songs comprised of longer phrases naturally having a longer song repetition interval. …”
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Effect of Darkness on Intrinsic Motivation for Undirected Singing in Bengalese Finch (Lonchura striata Domestica): A Comparative Study With Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) by Yunbok Kim, Chihiro Mori, Satoshi Kojima

“…Here, we performed a comparative study between the two species by focusing on intrinsic motivation for non-courtship singing (“undirected singing”), which is critical for the development and maintenance of song structure. A previous study has demonstrated that ZFs dramatically increase intrinsic motivation for undirected singing when singing is temporarily suppressed by a dark environment. …”
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Syntactic properties of male courtship song in the lesser short-tailed bat, Mystacina tuberculata by Kathleen Collier, Stuart Parsons, Stuart Parsons

“…We recorded the courtship songs of nine male bats and used manual classification of song components to examine the song structure. Here we examine whether the deployment of different song components is dependent on their position, and also determine the transition probabilities between different components. …”
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Cannabidiol inhibits neuroinflammatory responses and circuit-associated synaptic loss following damage to a songbird vocal pre-motor cortical-like region by Mark Tripson, Karen Litwa, Ken Soderstrom

“…Within the vocal motor circuit, HVC is a cortical-like region that when partially lesioned temporarily disrupts song structure. We previously found CBD (10 mg/kg/day) improves post-lesion vocal recovery. …”
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Vocal response of oriental magpie robin (Copsychus saularis) to urban environmental factors in Peninsular Malaysia by Shafinaz Hanafi, Chong, Leong Puan, Sreetheran Maruthaveeran, Kok, Loong Yeong

“…The results evidenced the ability of the Oriental Magpie Robin in regulating and altering their song structure according to its surrounding environment. …”
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Experience selectively alters functional connectivity within a neural network to predict learned behavior in juvenile songbirds by Elliot A. Layden, Huibo Li, Kathryn E. Schertz, Marc G. Berman, Sarah E. London

“…The foundation of a young male's song structure is the sensory memory he forms during interactions with an adult ''tutor.'' …”
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A basal ganglia-forebrain circuit in the songbird biases motor output to avoid vocal errors by Andalman, Aaron S., Fee, Michale S.

“…We use disruptive auditory feedback, contingent on song pitch, to induce learned changes in song structure over the course of hours and find that reversible inactivation of the output of the AFP produces an immediate regression of these learned changes. …”
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Song divergence at the edge of Amazonia: an empirical test of the peripatric speciation model by Seddon, N, Tobias, J

“…In support of this, although we detected minor but significant differences in song structure between each site, the most divergent songs were those of island birds. …”

Vocal response of oriental Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis) to urban environmental factors in Peninsular Malaysia by Hanafi, Shafinaz, Chong, Leong Puan, Maruthaveeran, Sreetheran, Kok, Loong Yeong

“…The results evidenced the ability of the Oriental Magpie Robin in regulating and altering their song structure according to itssurrounding environment. …”
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Notation of Javanese Gamelan dataset for traditional music applications by Arik Kurniawati, Eko Mulyanto Yuniarno, Yoyon Kusnendar Suprapto, Noor Ifada, Nur Ikhsan Soewidiatmaka

“…This dataset includes 35 songs categorized into 7 song structures, which are similar to genres in modern music. …”
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Structural-functional characteristics of two song types in Phylloscopus humei (Phylloscopidae) by Svetlana G. Meshcheryagina, Alexey S. Opaev

“…Additionally, it is not yet fully understood whether the song structure per se or the song bout organisation (e.g. song-type diversity) plays a primary role in communication of the aforementioned songbirds. …”
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