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Thermal energetics of male courtship song in a lek-breeding bat
AbstractThe use of songs for mate-attraction is common. Intensive songs may indicate high energetic investment, reflecting an individual’s...
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Song system neuroanatomy, and immediate early gene expression in a finch species with extensive male and female song
Birdsong is a relatively well-studied behavior, both due to its importance as a model for vocal production learning and as an intriguing complex...
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Daily singing of adult songbirds functions to maintain song performance independently of auditory feedback and age
Many songbirds learn to produce songs through vocal practice in early life and continue to sing daily throughout their lifetime. While it is...
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Overexpression of the limk1 Gene in Drosophila melanogaster Can Lead to Suppression of Courtship Memory in Males
AbstractCourtship suppression is a behavioral adaptation of the fruit fly. When majority of the females in a fly population are fertilized and...
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Allopatric montane wren-babblers exhibit similar song notes but divergent vocal sequences
AbstractThe songs of many passerine birds consist of notes temporally arranged into vocal sequences following syntactic structures and function both...
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The evolution of dynamic and flexible courtship displays that reveal individual quality
AbstractSexual selection is a major force sha** morphological and behavioral diversity. Existing theory focuses on courtship display traits such as...
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Relationships of wingtip shape, song-flight and mating success in male black-headed buntings Emberiza melanocephala
Wing design in birds is the result of different and potentially opposing natural selection pressures, such as those related to migration, predator...
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Vibroscape analysis reveals acoustic niche overlap and plastic alteration of vibratory courtship signals in ground-dwelling wolf spiders
To expand the scope of soundscape ecology to encompass substrate-borne vibrations (i.e. vibroscapes), we analyzed the vibroscape of a deciduous...
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Tracing development of song memory with fMRI in zebra finches after a second tutoring experience
Sensory experiences in early development shape higher cognitive functions such as language acquisition in humans and song learning in birds. Zebra...
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Vibrational Signals in Multimodal Courtship Displays of Birds
Birds often combine vocalization and body movements for communication with other individuals, but our knowledge of this multimodal communication is...
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Influence of the quick-to-court gene deletion on courtship behaviour of Drosophila melanogaster
Using an original method, we have received Drosophila melanogaster with a deficiency including a complete sequence of quick-to-court gene. In this...
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Landscape characteristics and predation risk influence spatial variation in auditory courtship of an upland game bird
ContextNumerous wildlife species use a polygynous mating system, where males use auditory courtship behaviors to secure breeding opportunities. The...
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The Importance of Acoustic Signals in Multimodal Courtship Behavior in Drosophila virilis, D. lummei and D. littoralis
The courtship rituals of Drosophila include an exchange of several signals with different modalities, chemical, visual, acoustic and tactile stimuli,...
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Encounter with heavier females changes courtship and fighting efforts of male field crickets Gryllus bimaculatus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)
The effects of mating experience on male mating behavior are mediated by four factors: mating cost, such as resource depletion, perception of mating...
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First record of courtship display of Strix huhula (Strigiformes: Strigidae) in the Brazilian Western Amazon
Although reproductive behavior is of general interest in evolutionary studies, ecology, and conservation of biodiversity, there are relatively few...
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The Hawaiian Planthoppers (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoromorpha) and Their Courtship Songs
The Hawaiian islands are among the most isolated archipelagos in the world. Previous research has revealed what are now classic examples for adaptive...
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Sexual excitation induces courtship ultrasonic vocalizations and cataplexy-like behavior in orexin neuron-ablated male mice
Cataplexy is triggered by laughter in humans and palatable food in mice. To further evaluate mice’s cataplexy, we examined courtship behavior in...
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Opportunities and Constraints Imposed by the G matrix of Drosophila buzzatii Wings
The Drosophila wing is a structure shared by males and females with the primary function of flight. However, in males, wings are also used to produce...
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Sound and Vocal Production and Function
Acoustic communication plays a critical role in the lives of most species of birds. The focus of this chapter is on the ways that birds produce both...
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Neuroendocrine patterns underlying seasonal song and year-round territoriality in male black redstarts
BackgroundThe connection between testosterone and territoriality in free-living songbirds has been well studied in a reproductive context, but less...
