Microdialect and Group Signature in the Song of the Skylark Alauda arvensis
The Skylark Alauda arvensis is a territorial species of open landscape in which pairs settle in stable and adjacent territories during the breeding season. Due to the heterogeneity of the habitat, territories are gathered in patches spaced by a few kilometres, in which each male produces very long a...
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ftinstsciencepol:oai:www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org:acwp_asie-1129 2023-06-18T03:35:42+02:00 Microdialect and Group Signature in the Song of the Skylark Alauda arvensis Briefer, Elodie Rybak, Fanny Aubin, Thierry 2011-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/acwp_asie/130 https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/context/acwp_asie/article/1129/viewcontent/Microdialect_and_Group_Signature_in_the_Song_of_the_Skylark_Alauda_arvensis.pdf unknown WBI Studies Repository https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/acwp_asie/130 https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/context/acwp_asie/article/1129/viewcontent/Microdialect_and_Group_Signature_in_the_Song_of_the_Skylark_Alauda_arvensis.pdf Sentience Collection Animal Studies Comparative Psychology Other Animal Sciences text 2011 ftinstsciencepol 2023-06-04T20:17:14Z The Skylark Alauda arvensis is a territorial species of open landscape in which pairs settle in stable and adjacent territories during the breeding season. Due to the heterogeneity of the habitat, territories are gathered in patches spaced by a few kilometres, in which each male produces very long and complex flight songs as a part of the territorial behaviour. We showed that, in a given patch, all the males (neighbours) share some particular sequences of syllables in their songs, whereas males settled in different patches (strangers) have almost no sequences in common. Such a phenomenon is known as microdialect. To test the hypothesis that these shared sequences support a group signature, we made playback experiments with ‘‘chimeric’’ signals: songs of strangers where the sequences shared by neighbours were artificially inserted. Behavioural responses to playbacks indicated a neighbour-stranger discrimination consistent with the dear enemy phenomenon, i.e. a reduced aggression toward neighbours compared to strangers. Furthermore, the same level of responses, observed when a ‘‘chimeric’’ song and a neighbour song were broadcast, indicated that shared sequences are recognized and identified as markers of the neighbourhood identity. Text Alauda arvensis The Humane Society of the United States, Institute for Science and Policy: Animal Studies Repository |
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The Skylark Alauda arvensis is a territorial species of open landscape in which pairs settle in stable and adjacent territories during the breeding season. Due to the heterogeneity of the habitat, territories are gathered in patches spaced by a few kilometres, in which each male produces very long and complex flight songs as a part of the territorial behaviour. We showed that, in a given patch, all the males (neighbours) share some particular sequences of syllables in their songs, whereas males settled in different patches (strangers) have almost no sequences in common. Such a phenomenon is known as microdialect. To test the hypothesis that these shared sequences support a group signature, we made playback experiments with ‘‘chimeric’’ signals: songs of strangers where the sequences shared by neighbours were artificially inserted. Behavioural responses to playbacks indicated a neighbour-stranger discrimination consistent with the dear enemy phenomenon, i.e. a reduced aggression toward neighbours compared to strangers. Furthermore, the same level of responses, observed when a ‘‘chimeric’’ song and a neighbour song were broadcast, indicated that shared sequences are recognized and identified as markers of the neighbourhood identity. |
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Microdialect and Group Signature in the Song of the Skylark Alauda arvensis |
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