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Acoustic Communication in Birds

Production, Perception & Design Features of Sounds

Book1983

Edited by:

DONALD E. KROODSMA and EDWARD H. MILLER

Acoustic Communication in Birds

Production, Perception & Design Features of Sounds

Book1983

 

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Edited by:

DONALD E. KROODSMA and EDWARD H. MILLER

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Acoustic Communication in Birds, Volume 1: Production, Perception, and Design Features of Sounds presents the scientific study of bird vocalizations. This book discusses the relati ... read full description

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    1 - Factors to Consider in Recording Avian Sounds

    DAVID C. WICKSTROM

    Pages 1-52

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    2 - The Structural Basis of Voice Production and Its Relationship to Sound Characteristics

    JOHN H. BRACKENBURY

    Pages 53-73

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    3 - Neural Control of Passerine Song

    ARTHUR P. ARNOLD

    Pages 75-94

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    4 - Auditory Perception in Birds

    ROBERT J. DOOLING

    Pages 95-130

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    5 - Adaptations for Acoustic Communication in Birds: Sound Transmission and Signal Detection

    R. HAVEN WILEY and DOUGLAS G. RICHARDS

    Pages 131-181

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    6 - Grading, Discreteness, Redundancy, and Motivation-Structural Rules

    EUGENE S. MORTON

    Pages 183-212

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    7 - The Coding of Species-Specific Characteristics in Bird Sounds

    PETER H. BECKER

    Pages 213-252

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    8 - Character and Variance Shift in Acoustic Signals of Birds

    EDWARD H. MILLER

    Pages 253-295

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    9 - The Evolution of Bird Sounds in Relation to Mating and Spacing Behavior

    CLIVE K. CATCHPOLE

    Pages 297-319

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    Taxonomic Index

    Pages 321-339

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    Subject Index

    Pages 340-370

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    Contents of Volume 2

    Page 371

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Acoustic Communication in Birds, Volume 1: Production, Perception, and Design Features of Sounds presents the scientific study of bird vocalizations. This book discusses the relations between the physical structure of bird vocalization and their quality as perceived by the recipient.

Organized into nine chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the first sound recording of bird sound. This text then outlines some of the complex processes and events between sound production and behavior response to sound. Other chapters consider the study of neural control of vocalizations in birds. This book discusses as well the acoustic information transmitted through the wide range of habitats plays a crucial role in different avian behaviors, including individual and species recognition, territorial defense, mate selection, and song learning. The final chapter deals with a more detailed functional interpretation of a particular sound.

This book is a valuable resource for ornithologists, ethologists, and research workers.

Acoustic Communication in Birds, Volume 1: Production, Perception, and Design Features of Sounds presents the scientific study of bird vocalizations. This book discusses the relations between the physical structure of bird vocalization and their quality as perceived by the recipient.

Organized into nine chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the first sound recording of bird sound. This text then outlines some of the complex processes and events between sound production and behavior response to sound. Other chapters consider the study of neural control of vocalizations in birds. This book discusses as well the acoustic information transmitted through the wide range of habitats plays a crucial role in different avian behaviors, including individual and species recognition, territorial defense, mate selection, and song learning. The final chapter deals with a more detailed functional interpretation of a particular sound.

This book is a valuable resource for ornithologists, ethologists, and research workers.

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978-0-12-426801-2

Language

English

Published

1983

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Copyright © 1983 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Academic Press

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Editors

DONALD E. KROODSMA

Department of Zoology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts

EDWARD H. MILLER

Vertebrate Zoology Division, British Columbia Provincial Museum, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada