U.S.-Venezuelan Doctoral Dissertation: Acquisition of Vocal Signatures in Wild Parrots

美国--委内瑞拉博士论文：收购的声音签名在野生鹦鹉0825675杰克W。布拉德伯里，康奈尔大学-国家这个奖项将支持论文研究卡尔贝格，博士。康奈尔大学的学生。该奖项的首席研究员是Jack W。康奈尔大学州立大学的布拉德伯里。 这项研究将与委内瑞拉科学研究所的Virginia Sanz博士合作进行。Sanz博士是一位著名的鸟类学家，他在幼年鹦鹉的传播领域拥有专业知识。 本研究补充PI？通过在委内瑞拉引入绿腰鹦鹉，对野生鹦鹉的声音学习进行研究。 拟议的活动将解决两个问题：雏鸟如何获得他们的签名联系电话，以及如何动态变化的呼叫结构中使用的“社会谈判”内交配对。 这项对早期学习阶段的研究可能有助于针对受威胁鹦鹉种群的保护计划。

U.S.-Venezuelan Dissertation: Acquisition of Vocal Signatures in Wild Parrots 0825675Jack W. Bradbury, Cornell University-State This award will support dissertation research for Karl Berg, a Ph.D. student at Cornell University-State. The Principal Investigator for this award is Dr. Jack W. Bradbury from Cornell University-State. The research will be done in collaboration with Dr. Virginia Sanz of the Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas, Venezuela. Dr. Sanz is a well known ornithologist who has expertise in the area of dispersal of juvenile parrotlets. The present study complements the PI?s research on vocal learning in wild parrots by incorporating Green-rumped Parrotlets in Venezuela. The proposed activity will address two questions: how do nestlings acquire their signature contact calls, and how are dynamic changes in call structure used in "social negotiation" within mated pairs. This research into the early learning phase could be helpful to conservation programs that target threatened parrot populations.