Auditory sensitivity and vocal acoustics in five species of estrildid songbirds.
Auditory sensitivity and vocal acoustics in five species of estrildid songbirds.
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五种梅花鸟的听觉敏感性和声音声学。
DOI：
10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.11.002
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发表时间：
2023
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影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Woolley,SarahMN
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作者：
Yeh,Yow-Tyng;Rivera,Moises;Woolley,SarahMN
HighlightsWe tested auditory sensitivity of five songbird species using operant conditioning.Behavioural audiograms were similar across species (greatest sensitivity 2–5 kHz).Species differed in hearing sensitivity at high versus low frequencies.Peak auditory sensitivity was correlated with peak energy in courtship songs.Hearing did not differ according to sex, age or rearing condition.Comparative studies of acoustic communication in clades with diverse signal features provide a powerful framework for testing relationships between perception and behaviour. We measured auditory sensitivity in five species of estrildid songbirds with acoustically distinct songs and tested whether differences aligned with species differences in song frequency content. Species were chosen based on phylogeny and differences in song acoustics. Behavioural audiograms were obtained using operant training and testing. Adult audiograms were compared across species and between sexes within a species. Juvenile and adult audiograms were compared in one species. The audiograms of adults reared by their own species and those reared and tutored by another species were compared in one species. Results showed that audiograms were similar across species and similar to previous reports of songbird auditory sensitivity. Species differed in the highest frequency detected and the frequency of peak sensitivity. While hearing frequency range was not correlated with song frequency bandwidth, the frequency of peak sensitivity was highly corelated with the frequency of peak energy in song. Sensitivity did not differ based on sex, age or tutoring experience. Our findings suggest that adaptations in songbird auditory sensitivity are largely constrained by shared peripheral and central encoding mechanisms, with species-specific perception appearing only at peak sensitivity.
