The importance of development: what songbirds can teach us.

作者: Scott A. MacDougall-Shackleton

DOI: 10.1037/A0015414

关键词: Vocal learningDevelopmental psychologyAnimal VocalizationsStress (linguistics)Affect (psychology)StressorSound productionAnimal communicationAnimal sexual behaviourPsychology

摘要: Birdsong is a sexually selected signal that learned early in life. Song learning (imitative vocal learning) by male songbirds has been extensively studied, but other aspects of development are important birdsong as well. Female experience with song can affect preferences some species not others. The neural responses to females, assessed immediate-early gene expression, likewise appear related studies females requires further study determine how genes interact through produce adult preferences. Male appears be affected exposure environmental stressors during development. Developmental impair both and learning. Thusly female may guide mate males who have had benign developmental conditions and/or high stability. These lines research highlight the importance considering whether examining function or mechanisms behaviour.

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