Song overproduction and selective attrition lead to song sharing in the field sparrow (Spizella pusilla)

1992 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
DouglasA. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Song Sharing ◽  
Field Sparrow

scholarly journals Song sharing correlates with social but not extrapair mating success in the white-crowned sparrow

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 627-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelika Poesel ◽  
Douglas A. Nelson ◽  
H. Lisle Gibbs
Keyword(s):  
Mating Success ◽  
Song Sharing ◽  
Extrapair Mating

scholarly journals Blue-Winged Warbler Feeding a Young Field Sparrow

The Auk ◽  
1919 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-291
Author(s):  
Aretas A. Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Field Sparrow

Western Field Sparrow in Northwestern Montana

The Auk ◽  
1932 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-232
Author(s):  
Winton Weydemeyer
Keyword(s):  
Northwestern Montana ◽  
Field Sparrow

Seasonal and daily patterns of nocturnal singing in the Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)

2016 ◽  
Vol 157 (3) ◽  
pp. 853-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Celis-Murillo ◽  
Kirk W. Stodola ◽  
Brian Pappadopoli ◽  
Jessica M. Burton ◽  
Michael P. Ward
Keyword(s):  
Field Sparrow ◽  
Daily Patterns

Age-related changes of song traits in female European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denitza Pavlova ◽  
Rianne Pinxten ◽  
Marcel Eens
Keyword(s):  
Vocal Learning ◽  
High Plasticity ◽  
Longitudinal Analyses ◽  
European Starlings ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Song Sharing ◽  
Song Complexity ◽  
Female Song ◽  
Age Related ◽  
The Individual

AbstractIn contrast to male bird song, female song complexity, learning and expression have received much less attention. Female European starlings can produce song of a comparable complexity as males and are also capable of adult vocal learning. Here we recorded song during 3 successive years and investigated variation in song traits (song complexity, song duration and song versatility) in relation to age in captive adult female starlings. We looked at whether individual song traits differ among different age classes (cross-sectional analyses) and whether they change over successive years (longitudinal analyses). Further we studied the repertoire turnover throughout the years, female song sharing in the first year of recording and whether different song traits consistently vary among females across the years. Overall, both cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses showed that repertoire size significantly declined with female age, suggesting that some constraints exist in adult females to maintain large repertoires. Song duration and song versatility appeared to be unrelated to age. Female starlings intensely modified their repertoire across the years by adding new/deleting old phrase types, suggesting a high plasticity as reported in males. Females showed a high variation (between 14% and 83%) in sharing their repertoire, with older females having higher song sharing rates. The individual differences in song complexity and performance were repeatable across the years, which may suggest that song in female starlings is a potential quality indicator trait.

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