Responses to song playback vary with the vocal performance of both signal senders and receivers

• Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences Vol. 280; no. 1768; p. 20131401
• Main Authors: Moseley, Dana L., Lahti, David C., Podos, Jeffrey
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The Royal Society 07.10.2013
• Subjects: Acoustic Stimulation; Animals; Competition; Competitive Behavior; Individual Differences; Mating Preference, Animal; Melospiza georgiana; Sexual Selection; Soft Song; Sparrows - physiology; Vocalization, Animal; competition; performance; soft song; sexual selection; individual differences

Mating signals of many animal species are difficult to produce and thus should indicate signaler quality. Growing evidence suggests that receivers modulate their behaviour in response to signals with varying performance levels, although little is known about if and how responses are affected by rece...