TY - JOUR
T1 - From Perception to Action
T2 - The Role of Auditory Input in Shaping Vocal Communication and Social Behaviors in Birds
AU - Elie, Julie E.
AU - Hoffmann, Susanne
AU - Dunning, Jeffery L.
AU - Coleman, Melissa J.
AU - Fortune, Eric S.
AU - Prather, Jonathan F.
N1 - Funding Information:
Experiments and analysis of the auditory perception of birds’ vocalizations were supported by a fellowship from the Fyssen Foundation to J.E.E., by NIH NIDCD R01 016783 to Frederic Theunissen and NSF IIS 131-1446 to Frederic Theunissen. Experiments regarding female song evaluation and decision making were supported by NSF CAREER Award IOS 1453084 to J.F.P.
Funding Information:
Experiments regarding duetting in white-browed sparrow weavers were supported by the Max Planck Society. Experiments in duetting plain-tailed wrens were supported by NSF IOS 0917918 to M.C. and E.S.F.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 © 2019 S. Karger AG, Basel.
PY - 2020/1/1
Y1 - 2020/1/1
N2 - Acoustic communication signals are typically generated to influence the behavior of conspecific receivers. In songbirds, for instance, such cues are routinely used by males to influence the behavior of females and rival males. There is remarkable diversity in vocalizations across songbird species, and the mechanisms of vocal production have been studied extensively, yet there has been comparatively little emphasis on how the receiver perceives those signals and uses that information to direct subsequent actions. Here, we emphasize the receiver as an active participant in the communication process. The roles of sender and receiver can alternate between individuals, resulting in an emergent feedback loop that governs the behavior of both. We describe three lines of research that are beginning to reveal the neural mechanisms that underlie the reciprocal exchange of information in communication. These lines of research focus on the perception of the repertoire of songbird vocalizations, evaluation of vocalizations in mate choice, and the coordination of duet singing.
AB - Acoustic communication signals are typically generated to influence the behavior of conspecific receivers. In songbirds, for instance, such cues are routinely used by males to influence the behavior of females and rival males. There is remarkable diversity in vocalizations across songbird species, and the mechanisms of vocal production have been studied extensively, yet there has been comparatively little emphasis on how the receiver perceives those signals and uses that information to direct subsequent actions. Here, we emphasize the receiver as an active participant in the communication process. The roles of sender and receiver can alternate between individuals, resulting in an emergent feedback loop that governs the behavior of both. We describe three lines of research that are beginning to reveal the neural mechanisms that underlie the reciprocal exchange of information in communication. These lines of research focus on the perception of the repertoire of songbird vocalizations, evaluation of vocalizations in mate choice, and the coordination of duet singing.
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U2 - 10.1159/000504380
DO - 10.1159/000504380
M3 - Review article
C2 - 31805560
AN - SCOPUS:85076487668
SN - 0006-8977
VL - 94
SP - 51
EP - 60
JO - Brain, Behavior and Evolution
JF - Brain, Behavior and Evolution
IS - 1-4
ER -