How to identify dear enemies: the group signature in the complex song of the skylark Alauda arvensis
International audience Song geographic variation and Neighbour-Stranger (N-S) discrimination have been intensively but separately studied in bird species, especially in those with small- to medium-sized repertoires. Here, we establish a link between the two phenomena by showing that dialect features...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-02264997v1 2023-05-15T13:10:03+02:00 How to identify dear enemies: the group signature in the complex song of the skylark Alauda arvensis Briefer, Elodie Aubin, Thierry Lehongre, Katia Rybak, Fanny EQ8 Communications Acoustiques Centre de Neurosciences Paris-Sud (CNPS) Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Neurobiologie de l'apprentissage, de la mémoire et de la communication (NAMC) Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Equipe 8 : Communications Acoustiques Center for NeuroImaging Research - CENIR Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC) 2008-02-01 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02264997 https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.013359 en eng HAL CCSD The Company of Biologists info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1242/jeb.013359 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/18203986 hal-02264997 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02264997 doi:10.1242/jeb.013359 PUBMED: 18203986 ISSN: 0022-0949 EISSN: 1477-9145 Journal of Experimental Biology https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02264997 Journal of Experimental Biology, The Company of Biologists, 2008, 211 (3), pp.317-326. ⟨10.1242/jeb.013359⟩ MESH: Animals MESH: Flight Animal MESH: Male MESH: Principal Component Analysis MESH: Songbirds MESH: Sound MESH: Vocalization [SDV.NEU.NB]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]/Neurobiology [SDV.NEU.PC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]/Psychology and behavior [SDV.NEU.SC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]/Cognitive Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2008 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.013359 2021-11-28T00:38:12Z International audience Song geographic variation and Neighbour-Stranger (N-S) discrimination have been intensively but separately studied in bird species, especially in those with small- to medium-sized repertoires. Here, we establish a link between the two phenomena by showing that dialect features are used for N-S recognition in a territorial species with a large repertoire, the skylark Alauda arvensis. In this species, during the breeding season, many pairs settle in stable and adjoining territories gathered in locations spaced by a few kilometres. In a first step, songs produced by males established in different locations were recorded, analyzed and compared to identify possible microgeographic variation at the syntax level. Particular common sequences of syllables (phrases) were found in the songs of all males established in the same location (neighbours), whereas males of different locations (strangers) shared only few syllables and no sequences. In a second step, playback experiments were conducted and provided evidence for N-S discrimination consistent with the dear-enemy effect, i.e. reduced aggression from territorial birds towards neighbours than towards strangers. In addition, a similar response was observed when a ;chimeric' signal (shared phrases of the location artificially inserted in the song of a stranger) and a neighbour song were broadcast, indicating that shared sequences were recognized and identified as markers of the group identity. We thus show experimentally that the shared phrases found in the songs of neighbouring birds constitute a group signature used by birds for N-S discrimination, and serve as a basis for the dear-enemy effect. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alauda arvensis Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Journal of Experimental Biology 211 3 317 326 |
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MESH: Animals MESH: Flight Animal MESH: Male MESH: Principal Component Analysis MESH: Songbirds MESH: Sound MESH: Vocalization [SDV.NEU.NB]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]/Neurobiology [SDV.NEU.PC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]/Psychology and behavior [SDV.NEU.SC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]/Cognitive Sciences Briefer, Elodie Aubin, Thierry Lehongre, Katia Rybak, Fanny How to identify dear enemies: the group signature in the complex song of the skylark Alauda arvensis |
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International audience Song geographic variation and Neighbour-Stranger (N-S) discrimination have been intensively but separately studied in bird species, especially in those with small- to medium-sized repertoires. Here, we establish a link between the two phenomena by showing that dialect features are used for N-S recognition in a territorial species with a large repertoire, the skylark Alauda arvensis. In this species, during the breeding season, many pairs settle in stable and adjoining territories gathered in locations spaced by a few kilometres. In a first step, songs produced by males established in different locations were recorded, analyzed and compared to identify possible microgeographic variation at the syntax level. Particular common sequences of syllables (phrases) were found in the songs of all males established in the same location (neighbours), whereas males of different locations (strangers) shared only few syllables and no sequences. In a second step, playback experiments were conducted and provided evidence for N-S discrimination consistent with the dear-enemy effect, i.e. reduced aggression from territorial birds towards neighbours than towards strangers. In addition, a similar response was observed when a ;chimeric' signal (shared phrases of the location artificially inserted in the song of a stranger) and a neighbour song were broadcast, indicating that shared sequences were recognized and identified as markers of the group identity. We thus show experimentally that the shared phrases found in the songs of neighbouring birds constitute a group signature used by birds for N-S discrimination, and serve as a basis for the dear-enemy effect. |
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EQ8 Communications Acoustiques Centre de Neurosciences Paris-Sud (CNPS) Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Neurobiologie de l'apprentissage, de la mémoire et de la communication (NAMC) Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Equipe 8 : Communications Acoustiques Center for NeuroImaging Research - CENIR Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC) |
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How to identify dear enemies: the group signature in the complex song of the skylark Alauda arvensis |
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How to identify dear enemies: the group signature in the complex song of the skylark Alauda arvensis |
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How to identify dear enemies: the group signature in the complex song of the skylark Alauda arvensis |
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How to identify dear enemies: the group signature in the complex song of the skylark Alauda arvensis |
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how to identify dear enemies: the group signature in the complex song of the skylark alauda arvensis |
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ISSN: 0022-0949 EISSN: 1477-9145 Journal of Experimental Biology https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02264997 Journal of Experimental Biology, The Company of Biologists, 2008, 211 (3), pp.317-326. ⟨10.1242/jeb.013359⟩ |
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