Ecology of Passerine Vocal Development

小行星9408520 摘要 人类语言是动物交流的一个突出例子。 另一个突出的例子是声音学习的进化，它导致了鸣禽之间显着而复杂的声音行为。 Kroodsma博士将研究声乐学习和自然历史的各种特征之间的关系，例如筑巢，栖息地选择和成年人在一个生活在从加拿大到火地岛的各种栖息地的群体中唱歌。 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促进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。

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.