Early acquisition of song in the zebra finch, Taeniopygia guttata

Young zebra finch males were tested for their ability to acquire species-specific song before reaching independence. Song copies developed by males kept with their fathers up to 35 days posthatching were as complete as those of males that remained in contact with their fathers until day 100, when so...

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Published inAnimal behaviour Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 369 - 374
Main Author Bohner, Jorg
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kent Elsevier Ltd 01.02.1990
Elsevier
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Ltd
Subjects
Animal communication
Animal ethology
Aves
Biological and medical sciences
Birds
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Vertebrata
Acoustic communication
Animal communication
Young animal
Learning
Vertebrata
Song
Acoustic spectrometry
Acquisition process
Early experience
Taeniopygia guttata
Imitation
Sonagraph
Behavior
Critical period
Aves
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Summary:Young zebra finch males were tested for their ability to acquire species-specific song before reaching independence. Song copies developed by males kept with their fathers up to 35 days posthatching were as complete as those of males that remained in contact with their fathers until day 100, when song crystallization has finished. Young males can learn the entire song during a brief period early in life. This early acquisition phase and its influence on further song learning at a later age make it likely that males in the field will develop a song similar to that of their fathers.
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ISSN:0003-3472
1095-8282
DOI:10.1016/S0003-3472(05)80883-8