Vocal behaviour of mates at the nest in the White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus: contexts and structure of vocal interactions, pair-specific acoustic signature

• Published in: Journal of ornithology Vol. 158; no. 4; pp. 897 - 910
• Main Authors: Villain, Avelyne S., Mahamoud-Issa, Mathieu, Doligez, Blandine, Vignal, Clémentine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2017; Springer Nature B.V; Wilson Ornithological Society
• Subjects: Acoustics; Animal behavior; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Birds; Breeding; Cognitive Sciences; Communication; Ecology; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management; Frequency; Juveniles; Life Sciences; Neurobiology; Neurons and Cognition; Original Article; Pair bond; Psychology and behavior; Sexual selection; Species; Vocalization behavior; Zoology; Female song; Breeding; Noise; Monogamy; Intra-pair acoustic communication; White-throated Dipper; Bird calls

Birdsong has been extensively studied in the context of sexual selection, and intersexual vocal communication prior to pair formation has been the focus of most interest. With the exception of conspicuous vocal duets of tropical bird species, descriptions of intra-pair vocal communication are missin...