Bird vocalizations their relations to current problems in biology and psychology; essays presented to W. H. Thorpe - Thorpe, W. H. (William Homan) 1902-.; Hinde, Robert A. (London Cambridge U.P., 1969)
Foreword, by K. Z. Lorenz.--Tonal quality of bird sounds, by P. Marler.--Experimental studies in the ontogeny of avian vocalizations, by M. Konishi and F. Nottebohm.--Song as a reinforcer, by J. G. Stevenson.--Song development in the zebra finch and other Estrildid finches, by K. Immelmann.--The control of avian vocalization by the central nervous system, by J. L. Brown--The effects of testosterone on avian vocalizations, by R. J. Andrew.--Roles of budgerigar vocalization in the integration of breeding behaviour, by B. F. Brockway.--Communication in canary courtship calls, by J. A. Mulligan and K. C. Olsen.--Duetting, by T. Hooker and B. I. Hooker (Lade).--Functions of territorial song in the white-throated sparrow, by J. B. Falls.--Embryonic communication, respiration and the synchronization of hatching, by M. A. Vince.--Functional and ecological aspects of vocalization in weaverbirds, by J. H. Crook.--Vocal characters and avian systematics, by W. E. Lanyon.--Geographic variation in bird vocalizations, by G. Thielcke.--Aspects of the evolution of man's appreciation of bird song, by E. A. Armstrong.--The aesthetic content of bird song, by J. Hall-Craggs.
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Keywords: Birdsongs; Birds -- Vocalization