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SUBMITTER: Coleman SW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2391182 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Biology letters 20071001 5
Males in many bird species mimic the vocalizations of other species during sexual displays, but the evolutionary and functional significance of interspecific vocal mimicry is unclear. Here we use spectrographic cross-correlation to compare mimetic calls produced by male satin bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) in courtship with calls from several model species. We show that the accuracy of vocal mimicry and the number of model species mimicked are both independently related to male mating su ...[more]