Diversity and function of vocalisations in the cooperatively breeding Chestnut-crowned Babbler
Diversity and function of vocalisations in the cooperatively breeding Chestnut-crowned Babbler
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DOI：
10.1071/mu15048
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发表时间：
2016-07-01
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1.3
通讯作者：
Russell, Andrew F.
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作者：
Crane, Jodie M. S.;Savage, James L.;Russell, Andrew F.
发声代表了大多数鸟类的主要交流方式，在物种内部和物种之间的形式和功能差异很大。对一个物种的发声库进行编目是行为研究的关键基础，因为它既提供了对发声复杂性的客观测量，也为进一步研究发声功能提供了基础。在这里，我们提出了一个描述性的目录的板栗冠穗鹛（Pomatostomus ruficeps），合作繁殖雀形目特有的内陆东南澳大利亚的声乐曲目。使用行为观察和简单的声学分类方法，我们确定并建议13种主要类型的发声功能，并报告了5种不太常见的发声，不能被分配一个独特的功能。咿呀学语者没有歌声，在这个意义上，主要用于群体间或地区交流的发声。这13个功能明确的电话大致可以分为三个报警电话，五个联系电话和四个社交互动电话，最后一个电话用于社交和报警环境。这项研究代表了第一个目录的pomatostomid语穗鹛的声乐曲目，旨在有助于未来的声乐复杂性的比较分析，并激发进一步的工作之间的关系呼叫结构和功能。
Vocalisations represent the primary mode of communication for most birds and vary greatly in form and function within and between species. Cataloguing the vocal repertoire of a species is a key foundation for behavioural research, as it provides both an objective measure of vocal complexity and a basis for further studies of vocal function. Here we present a descriptive catalogue of the vocal repertoire of the Chestnut-crowned Babbler (Pomatostomus ruficeps), a cooperatively breeding passerine endemic to inland south-eastern Australia. Using behavioural observations and simple methods of acoustic classification we identify and suggest functions for 13 main types of vocalisations, and also report five less common vocalisations that could not be assigned a unique function. Babblers possess no song, in the sense of a vocalisation primarily used for inter-group or territorial communication. The 13 calls with clear functions can be broadly classified into three alarm calls, five contact calls, and four social-interaction calls, with a final call used in both social and alarm contexts. This study represents the first catalogue of vocal repertoire in pomatostomid babblers, and aims to contribute to future comparative analyses of vocal complexity and inspire further work on the relationship between call structure and function.