Close Males Sing With Dissimilar Minimum Frequency and Repertoire Size in a Wild Passerine.

ABSTRACT: The position occupied in social networks influences the success of individuals in many animal species. However, the associations between bird song (an important means of communication) and the relative position in social networks remained understudied. Such associations are expected because neighbors can learn song elements from each other or change their songs due to competition, and also because song can be related to other individual traits determining social network positions. We investigated these phenomena in males of the collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis), a passerine with complex songs and intense territorial interactions. Relying on 19 years of song recordings, we used multiple traits reflecting the spectral and temporal characteristics and complexity of songs, as we

SUBMITTER: Jablonszky M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11997371 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature