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Multiple Parameters in the Territorial coo of the Collared Dove: Interactions and Meaning

Multiple Parameters in the Territorial coo of the Collared Dove: Interactions and Meaning MULTIPLE PARAMETERS IN THE TERRITORIAL COO OF THE COLLARED DOVE: INTERACTIONS AND MEANING by HANS SLABBEKOORN 1 ) and CAREL TEN CATE 2 ) (Institute of Evolutionary and Ecological Sciences, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9516, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands) (Acc.7-YII-1998) Summary The perch-coo of the collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) is used as a territorial signal. We investigated the perception of acoustic variation in the coos by testing the responsiveness to playback in the field. Earlier experiments showed that both temporal and spectral fea- tures played an important role in eliciting a behavioural response. In the present study, we used playback experiments to examine whether the impact of temporal features interacts with the impact of spectral features. We show that the increased response level elicited by the presence of frequency modulations is independent of the positioning of frequency modulations within a coo. We conclude that the individual parameters contribute relatively independently of each other to the response. Furthermore, we discuss the functional in- terpretation of the behavioural response to temporal and spectral features. The nature of inter- and intra-specific variation, and the impact on playback responses may suggest that particular parameters contribute primarily to one function, whereas other features http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Behaviour Brill

Multiple Parameters in the Territorial coo of the Collared Dove: Interactions and Meaning

Slabbekoorn, Hans; Cate, Carel Ten
Behaviour , Volume 135 (7): 17 – Jan 1, 1998
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MULTIPLE PARAMETERS IN THE TERRITORIAL COO OF THE COLLARED DOVE: INTERACTIONS AND MEANING by HANS SLABBEKOORN 1 ) and CAREL TEN CATE 2 ) (Institute of Evolutionary and Ecological Sciences, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9516, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands) (Acc.7-YII-1998) Summary The perch-coo of the collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) is used as a territorial signal. We investigated the perception of acoustic variation in the coos by testing the responsiveness to playback in the field. Earlier experiments showed that both temporal and spectral fea- tures played an important role in eliciting a behavioural response. In the present study, we used playback experiments to examine whether the impact of temporal features interacts with the impact of spectral features. We show that the increased response level elicited by the presence of frequency modulations is independent of the positioning of frequency modulations within a coo. We conclude that the individual parameters contribute relatively independently of each other to the response. Furthermore, we discuss the functional in- terpretation of the behavioural response to temporal and spectral features. The nature of inter- and intra-specific variation, and the impact on playback responses may suggest that particular parameters contribute primarily to one function, whereas other features

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