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Alarm calls evoke a visual search image of a predator in birds by Suzuki, Toshitaka N.

“…One of the core features of human speech is that words cause listeners to retrieve corresponding visual mental images. However, whether vocalizations similarly…”
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Communication about predator type by a bird using discrete, graded and combinatorial variation in alarm calls by Suzuki, Toshitaka N.

“…Many animals use variation in their alarm calls to warn conspecifics about different predatory threats. Information about predators can be encoded by producing…”
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Experimental evidence for compositional syntax in bird calls by Suzuki, Toshitaka N., Wheatcroft, David, Griesser, Michael

“…Human language can express limitless meanings from a finite set of words based on combinatorial rules (i.e., compositional syntax). Although animal…”
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Other Species’ Alarm Calls Evoke a Predator-Specific Search Image in Birds by Suzuki, Toshitaka N.

“…Many animals produce vocal alarm signals when they detect a predator, and heterospecific species sharing predators often eavesdrop on and respond to these…”
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Parental alarm calls warn nestlings about different predatory threats by Suzuki, Toshitaka N.

“…Animal communication signals can contain surprisingly complex information, which plays a vital role in a variety of social interactions. For example, many…”
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Semantic communication in birds: evidence from field research over the past two decades by Suzuki, Toshitaka N

“…What do animal signals mean? This is a central question in studies on animal communication. Research into the semantics of animal signals began in 1980, with…”
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Assessment of predation risk through referential communication in incubating birds by Suzuki, Toshitaka N.

“…Parents of many bird species produce alarm calls when they approach and deter a nest predator in order to defend their offspring. Alarm calls have been shown…”
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The syntax-semantics interface in animal vocal communication by Suzuki, Toshitaka N, Wheatcroft, David, Griesser, Michael

“…Syntax (rules for combining words or elements) and semantics (meaning of expressions) are two pivotal features of human language, and interaction between them…”
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Call combinations in birds and the evolution of compositional syntax by Suzuki, Toshitaka N, Wheatcroft, David, Griesser, Michael

“…Syntax is the set of rules for combining words into phrases, providing the basis for the generative power of linguistic expressions. In human language, the…”
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Experimental evidence for core-Merge in the vocal communication system of a wild passerine by Suzuki, Toshitaka N., Matsumoto, Yui K.

“…One of the cognitive capacities underlying language is core-Merge, which allows senders to combine two words into a sequence and receivers to recognize it as a…”
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Animal linguistics: Exploring referentiality and compositionality in bird calls by Suzuki, Toshitaka N.

“…Establishing the theory of language evolution is an ongoing challenge in science. One profitable approach in this regard is to seek the origins of linguistic…”
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Bent posture improves the protective value of bird dropping masquerading by caterpillars by Suzuki, Toshitaka N., Sakurai, Reika

“…Masquerade describes a defence by animals that have evolved to closely resemble inedible objects such as twigs, stones or bird droppings. Animals that…”
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Referential calls coordinate multi-species mobbing in a forest bird community by Suzuki, Toshitaka N

“…Japanese great tits (Parus minor) use a sophisticated system of anti-predator communication when defending their offspring: they produce different mobbing…”
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Great tit responses to the calls of an unfamiliar species suggest conserved perception of call ordering by Dutour, Mylène, Suzuki, Toshitaka N., Wheatcroft, David

“…Many species of birds produce distinct calls when mobbing predators. These calls often recruit nearby conspecifics and heterospecifics to help drive the…”
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Long‐Distance Calling by the Willow Tit, Poecile montanus, Facilitates Formation of Mixed‐Species Foraging Flocks by Suzuki, Toshitaka N

“…The occurrence of mixed‐species foraging flocks is a worldwide phenomenon in terrestrial bird communities. Previous studies suggest that individuals…”
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Foraging intention affects whether willow tits call to attract members of mixed-species flocks by Suzuki, Toshitaka N., Kutsukake, Nobuyuki

“…Understanding how individual behaviour influences the spatial and temporal distribution of other species is necessary to resolve the complex structure of…”
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From bird calls to human language: exploring the evolutionary drivers of compositional syntax by Griesser, Michael, Wheatcroft, David, Suzuki, Toshitaka N

“…•Compositional syntax is a critical feature of human language.•Experiments show that it has also evolved in Japanese tits, a songbird.•We suggest a hypothesis…”
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Animal Linguistics by Suzuki, Toshitaka N.

“…Animal linguistics is an interdisciplinary field that integrates animal behavior, linguistics, and cognitive science to explore issues such as (a) what animal…”
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Mobbing Calls of Japanese Tits Signal Predator Type: Field Observations of Natural Predator Encounters by Suzuki, Toshitaka N., Ueda, Keisuke

“…Avian nests face a wide variety of nest predators, which pose different risks that could select for the ability of parents to notify conspecifics of nest…”
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Imagery in wild birds: Retrieval of visual information from referential alarm calls by Suzuki, Toshitaka N.

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