Ecology of Passerine Vocal Development

雀形目声音发育的生态学

• 批准号: 9408520
• 负责人: Donald Kroodsma
• 金额: $ 28.33万
• 依托单位: University of Massachusetts Amherst
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1994
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1994-09-01 至 2000-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9408520&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Ecology; Passerine; Vocal; Development

9408520 Kroodsma Abstract Human language is an outstanding example of animal communication. Another outstanding example is the evolution of vocal learning that has led to remarkable and complex vocal behaviors among songbirds. Dr. Kroodsma will study the relationship between vocal learning and various features of natural history, such as nesting, habitat selection and adult singing in a group that lives in a variety of habitats from Canada to Tierra del Fuego. The results of observational field studies and laboratory experiments in several species will help to unravel the ecological and social forces that contribute to the evolution of vocal learning. In the long run, these studies will make an important contribution towards understanding the basic biological principles and mechanisms underlying the evolution of animal communication.

9408520克鲁兹马抽象人类语言是动物交流的杰出范例。另一个突出的例子是发声学习的进化，导致鸣禽的发声行为显著而复杂。Kroodsma博士将研究发声学习与自然历史的各种特征之间的关系，如筑巢、栖息地选择和成年歌唱，这些群体生活在从加拿大到火地岛的各种栖息地。在几个物种中进行的观察性实地研究和实验室实验的结果将有助于揭示有助于声乐学习进化的生态和社会力量。从长远来看，这些研究将为理解动物交流进化的基本生物学原理和机制做出重要贡献。