TY - JOUR
AU - Shiovitz, Kenneth A.
AB -  THE PROCESS OF SPECIES-SPECIFIC SONG RECOGNITION BY THE INDIGO BUNTING, PASSERINA CYANEA, AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE ORGANIZATION OF AVIAN ACOUSTICAL BEHAVIOR by KENNETH A. SHIOVITZ1) (Department of Biology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich., U.S.A.) (With 31 Figures) (Rec. 18-XII-1974) INTRODUCTION The development of complex vertebrate behavior often involves extensive learning. While learning can be studied at the level of individual neural synapses, more complex systems should also be investigated. Complex systems may illustrate the patterns of behavioral organization necessary to integrate several neurons and produce behaviors longer than a few milliseconds. Acoustical behavior in birds provides an ideal basis for this level of study for several reasons. First, acoustical behavior can be recorded on magnetic tape and reproduced with great precision for extended analysis. With the use of the sound spectrograph, vocalizations can be studied visually for any organization that exceeds three milliseconds in duration (MARLER, 1969). Birds are particularly useful because their vocalizations range widely in the involvement of learning. In addition their singing may be comprised of a hierarchy of behavioral units that range from several milliseconds to several seconds. One bird species in which this hierarchy exists, and which greatly depends upon learning in 
TI - The Process of Species-Specific Song Recognition By the Indigo Bunting, Passerina Cyanea, and Its Relationship To the Organization of Avian Acoustical Behavior
JF - Behaviour
DO - 10.1163/156853975X00452
DA - 1975-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/brill/the-process-of-species-specific-song-recognition-by-the-indigo-bunting-3KNb0oy1Ze
SP - 128
EP - 179
VL - 55
IS - 1-2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -