Being angry, singing fast? Signalling of aggressive motivation by syllable rate in a songbird with slow song

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Alternative codes found
RIV/60076658:12310/13:43886518 RIV/00027014:_____/13:#0001900
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2013.06.012" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2013.06.012</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2013.06.012" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.beproc.2013.06.012</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Being angry, singing fast? Signalling of aggressive motivation by syllable rate in a songbird with slow song
Original language description
Syllable rate has been shown to play a role in male-male aggressive interactions and has been proposed to serve as a male quality indicator in several bird species. In those with fast syllable rates, males often increase rates when singing in aggressivecontext, and respond differently to test stimuli of varying rates. We asked whether the syllable rate fulfils a similar signalling function in the chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita), a songbird species with a slow syllable rate. We confronted 36 chiffchaff males with one of three playback types differing in syllable rate: control (non-manipulated rate), fast, or slow (artificially increased and decreased syllable rate, respectively). We recorded tested males' songs and behaviour before and during the experiment. Our results indicate that syllable rate might be an aggressive signal in chiffchaff. Males that physically attacked the loudspeaker during experiments sang faster songs spontaneously, and those that continued singing during the
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
EG - Zoology
OECD FORD branch
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Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2013
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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