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Syntactic rules predict song type matching in a songbird by Searcy, William A., Chronister, Lauren M., Nowicki, Stephen

“…Song type matching has been hypothesized to be a graded signal of aggression; however, it is often the case that variation in matching behavior is unrelated to…”
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Neotropical wrens learn new duet rules as adults by Rivera-Cáceres, Karla D., Quirós-Guerrero, Esmeralda, Araya-Salas, Marcelo, Searcy, William A.

“…Although song development in songbirds has been much studied as an analogue of language development in humans, the development of vocal interaction rules has…”
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Song Function and the Evolution of Female Preferences: Why Birds Sing, Why Brains Matter by NOWICKI, STEPHEN, SEARCY, WILLIAM A.

“…: Analyzing the function of song and its evolution as a communication signal provides an essential backdrop for understanding the physiological and neural…”
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Early development of vocal interaction rules in a duetting songbird by Rivera-Cáceres, Karla D., Quirós-Guerrero, Esmeralda, Araya-Salas, Marcelo, Templeton, Christopher N., Searcy, William A.

“…Exchange of vocal signals is an important aspect of animal communication. Although birdsong is the premier model for understanding vocal development, the…”
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Swamp sparrows modulate vocal performance in an aggressive context by DuBois, Adrienne L, Nowicki, Stephen, Searcy, William A

“…Vocal performance refers to the proficiency with which a bird sings songs that are challenging to produce, and can be measured in simple trilled songs by their…”
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The evolution of vocal learning by Nowicki, Stephen, Searcy, William A

“…Highlights • Comparative evidence supports two explanations for the origin of vocal learning. • In one, vocal learning is favored by sexual selection for…”
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Soft Song in Song Sparrows: Acoustic Structure and Implications for Signal Function by Anderson, Rindy C, Searcy, William A, Peters, Susan, Nowicki, Stephen

“…In many species of songbirds, males sometimes produce songs at distinctly lower amplitude than in normal singing. Depending on the species, these 'soft songs'…”
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Human-wild bird cooperation by Searcy, William A, Nowicki, Stephen

“…Honeyguides learn distinct signals made by honey hunters from different cultures…”
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test for repertoire matching in eastern song sparrows by DuBois, Adrienne L., Nowicki, Stephen, Searcy, William A.

“…Repertoire matching occurs when one songbird replies to another with a song type that the two birds share. Repertoire matching has previously been demonstrated…”
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SONG AND MATE CHOICE IN BIRDS: HOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF BEHAVIOR HELPS US UNDERSTAND FUNCTION by Nowicki, Stephen, Searcy, William A

“…Thus, it is ironic that interest in development waned, to some degree, as the science of ethology that Tinbergen helped establish gave rise to the more…”
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Quality of song learning affects female response to male bird song by Nowicki, Stephen, Searcy, William A., Peters, Susan

“…Bird song is unusual as a sexually selected trait because its expression depends on learning as well as genetic and other environmental factors. Prior work has…”
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Song as an aggressive signal in songbirds by Searcy, William A., Beecher, Michael D.

“…Birdsong is often regarded as an aggressive signal. More specifically, particular singing behaviours are hypothesized to be threatening, including song type…”
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Long-distance dependencies in birdsong syntax by Searcy, William A, Soha, Jill, Peters, Susan, Nowicki, Stephen

“…Songbird syntax is generally thought to be simple, in particular lacking long-distance dependencies in which one element affects choice of another occurring…”
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Variation in vocal production learning across songbirds by Searcy, William A, Soha, Jill, Peters, Susan, Nowicki, Stephen

“…Songbirds as a whole are considered to be vocal production learners, meaning that they modify the structure of their vocalizations as a result of experience…”
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Animal Behavior: The Raised-by-Wolves Predicament by Searcy, William A., Nowicki, Stephen

“…Social learning poses a particular problem for brood parasites, which are raised by adults of another species. Brood-parasitic cowbirds use a password, a…”
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Constraints on song type matching in a songbird by Searcy, William A., Ocampo, Diego, Nowicki, Stephen

“…In an eastern population of song sparrows (Melospiza melodia), song type matching occurs at above chance levels but does not signal aggressiveness. One…”
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Full life course analysis of birdsong reveals maturation and senescence of highly repeatable song characteristics by Zipple, Matthew N, Nowicki, Stephen, Searcy, William A, Peters, Susan

“…Abstract Signalers may benefit in some contexts from advertising their ages, for example in courting potential mates. Receivers in turn may benefit from…”
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Geographic Song Discrimination in Relation to Dispersal Distances in Song Sparrows by Searcy, William A., Nowicki, Stephen, Hughes, Melissa, Peters, Susan

“…Whether geographic variation in signals actually affects communication between individuals depends on whether discriminable differences in signals occur over…”
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Sounds of senescence: male swamp sparrows respond less aggressively to the songs of older individuals by Zipple, Matthew N, Peters, Susan, Searcy, William A, Nowicki, Stephen

“…Abstract Age-related changes in assessment signals occur in a diverse array of animals, including humans. Age-related decline in vocal quality in humans is…”
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Song repertoire size in male song sparrows correlates with detour reaching, but not with other cognitive measures by Boogert, Neeltje J., Anderson, Rindy C., Peters, Susan, Searcy, William A., Nowicki, Stephen

“…Song learning is a cognitive task in which juvenile birds acquire, store and use information about adult song to shape their own song production. Comparative…”
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