Structure and functions of Yellow-breasted Boubou (Laniarius atroflavus) solos and duets.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Birds have extremely well-developed acoustic communication and have become popular in bioacoustics research. The majority of studies on bird song have been conducted in the temperate zones where usually males of birds sing to attract females and defend territories. In over 360 bird species mostly inhabiting the tropics both males and females sing together in duets. Avian duets are usually formed when a male and female coordinate their songs. We focused on a species with relatively weakly coordinated duets, with male solo as the prevailing vocalisation type.

Methods

Instead of analysing a set of recordings spread over a long time, we analysed whole day microphone-array recordings of the Yellow-breasted Boubou (Laniarius atroflavus), a species endemic to West

SUBMITTER: Wheeldon A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7585374 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature