Consistent individual behavioural tendencies, termed “personalities”, have been identified in
a wide range of animals. Functional explanations for personality have been proposed, but …

Why animal communication displays are so complex and how they have evolved are active
foci of research with a long and rich history. Progress towards an evolutionary analysis of …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

When an individual is repeatedly observed or tested in the same context, it does not always
express the same behaviour. Intraindividual variability (IIV) refers to the short-term …

Zebra finches are an important model for vocal learning and avian mate choice. The two are
contingent on each other: males' learned songs are addressed at females with learned …

From fiddler crabs to humans, animals perform repetitive displays showing neuromotor skill
and vigour. Consistent repetition of identical notes (vocal consistency) facilitates the …

Recent experiments in divergent fields of birdsong have revealed that vocal performance is
important for reproductive success and under active control by distinct neural circuits. Vocal …

Details in birdsong parameters convey information about fitness, quality and motivational
state of the signaller. Perception of these song details may affect decision making of …

Cultural evolution can result in changes in the prevalence not only of different learned song
types within bird populations but also of different segments within the song. Between 1980 …

There is increasing evidence that competent handling of social interactions among
conspecifics has positive effects on individual fitness. While individual variation in social …