Individual recognition (IR) behavior has been widely studied, uncovering spectacular
recognition abilities across a range of taxa and modalities. Most studies of IR focus on the …

The oscine passerines, or 'songbirds', are one of the few animal taxa in which individuals
learn their vocal signals. Recent comparative studies reveal a remarkable diversity of song …

Twenty years ago Pepperberg set out to discover whether large-brained, highly social
parrots were capable of mastering complex cognitive concepts and the rudiments of …

The voices of birds have always been a source of fascination. Nature's Music brings together
some of the world's experts on birdsong, to review the advances that have taken place in our …

Birdsong is often regarded as an aggressive signal. More specifically, particular singing
behaviours are hypothesized to be threatening, including song type matching, frequency …

The concept of information plays a central role in studies of animal communication. Animals'
responses to the calls of different individuals, to food calls, alarm calls, and to signals that …

Males of many songbird species use song repertoires that contain multiple song types. A
commonly encountered evolutionary explanation for this trait and its recurrent appearance …

Social cues modulate the performance of communicative behaviors in a range of species,
including humans, and such changes can make the communication signal more salient. In …

In this review, we place equal emphasis on production, usage, and comprehension because
these components of communication may exhibit different developmental trajectories and be …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses on how birds respond to each other and the
proximate and ultimate consequences of different singing strategies during an interaction …