ON THE FUNCTION OF SINGING AND WING-WAVING IN THE EUROPEAN STARLING STURNUS-VULGARIS
ON THE FUNCTION OF SINGING AND WING-WAVING IN THE EUROPEAN STARLING STURNUS-VULGARIS
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DOI：
10.1080/00063659009477038
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发表时间：
1990-03-01
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影响因子：
0.7
通讯作者：
VERHEYEN, RF
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作者：
EENS, M;PINXTEN, R;VERHEYEN, RF
实验进行了使用圈养椋鸟，以检查是否椋鸟的歌曲功能主要是在两性沟通。雄性椋鸟表现出显着增加的时间花在巢箱，以及在总的时间花在唱歌，引入一个女性进入鸟舍后。在引入雄性之后，只有在巢箱中花费的时间显著增加。翅膀挥舞（视觉显示与唱歌），并在巢箱唱歌后，才出现了一个女性的介绍。我们的研究结果强烈表明，椋鸟的歌曲功能主要是在男性和女性的互动。挥动翅膀的主要功能似乎是吸引配偶。
Experiments were performed using captive starlings to examine whether Starling song functions primarily in intersexual communication. Male Starlings showed a significant increase in the time spent at the nestbox, as well as in the total time spent singing, after the introduction of a female into the aviary. After the introduction of a male, only the time spent at the nestbox increased significantly. Wing-waving (a visual display associated with singing) and singing in the nest box occurred only after introduction of a female. Our results strongly suggest that Starling song functions largely in male-female interactions. The primary function of wing-waving seems to be mate attraction.