Reduced song complexity in founder populations of a widely distributed songbird

• Published in: Ibis (London, England) Vol. 161; no. 2; pp. 435 - 440
• Main Authors: Hill, Samuel D., Pawley, Matthew D.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2019
• Subjects: Acridotheres tristis; Birds; Common Myna; Complexity; Congeners; Conspecifics; founder effect; Introduced species; Populations; Song; Songbirds; vocal diversity

Reduced vocal diversity in founder populations of songbirds is particularly well described in congeners and conspecifics introduced to remote islands but has rarely been examined in species that have been introduced to both island and mainland systems across an expansive geographical range. We exami...