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Acoustic mechanisms of a species-based discrimination of the chick-a-dee call in sympatric black-capped (Poecile atricapillus) and mountain chickadees (P. gambeli)
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dc.contributor.author | Guillette, Lauren | |
dc.contributor.author | Farrell, Tara | |
dc.contributor.author | Hoeschele, Marisa | |
dc.contributor.author | Sturdy, Christopher | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-29T12:01:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-29T12:01:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
dc.identifier | 49565296 | |
dc.identifier | c78cef60-82c1-43bc-b7e5-677cb09e01ed | |
dc.identifier | 79959606095 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Guillette , L , Farrell , T , Hoeschele , M & Sturdy , C 2010 , ' Acoustic mechanisms of a species-based discrimination of the chick-a-dee call in sympatric black-capped (Poecile atricapillus ) and mountain chickadees ( P. gambeli ) ' , Frontiers in Psychology , vol. 1 , 229 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2010.00229 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1664-1078 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/3566 | |
dc.description.abstract | Previous perceptual research with black-capped and mountain chickadees has demonstrated that these species treat each other’s namesake chick-a-dee calls as belonging to separate, open-ended categories. Further, the terminal dee portion of the call has been implicated as the most prominent species marker. However, statistical classification using acoustic summary features suggests that all note-types contained within the chick-a-dee call should be sufficient for species classification. The current study seeks to better understand the note-type based mechanisms underlying species-based classification of the chick-a-dee call by black-capped and mountain chickadees. In two, complementary, operant discrimination experiments, both species were trained to discriminate the species of the signaler using either entire chick-a-dee calls, or individual note-types from chick-a-dee calls. In agreement with previous perceptual work we find that the D note had significant stimulus control over species-based discrimination. However, in line with statistical classifications, we find that all note-types carry species information. We discuss reasons why the most easily discriminated note-types are likely candidates to carry species-based cues. | |
dc.format.extent | 2415122 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Frontiers in Psychology | en |
dc.subject | Black-capped chickadee | en |
dc.subject | Chick-a-dee call | en |
dc.subject | Mountain chickadee | en |
dc.subject | Operant conditioning | en |
dc.subject | Songbird vocalization | en |
dc.subject | Species discrimination | en |
dc.subject | Sympatric | en |
dc.subject | QL Zoology | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QL | en |
dc.title | Acoustic mechanisms of a species-based discrimination of the chick-a-dee call in sympatric black-capped (Poecile atricapillus) and mountain chickadees (P. gambeli) | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Biology | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Social Learning & Cognitive Evolution | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3389/fpsyg.2010.00229 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.identifier.url | http://www.frontiersin.org/comparative_psychology/10.3389/fpsyg.2010.00229/abstract | en |
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