Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. We dedicate this book to the memory of Theodore A. Parker III v
3. CONTENTS vii
4. Preface xiii
5. Contributors xvii
6. Nomenclature xx
7. PART I. DEVELOPMENT
8. Introduction 1
9. 1. Ecology of Passerine Song Development 3
10. 2. Eco-gen-actics: A Systems Approach to the Ontogeny of Avian Communication 20
11. 3. Nature and Its Nurturing in Avian Vocal Development 39
12. 4. Birdsong Learning in the Laboratory and Field 61
13. 5. Acquisition and Performance of Song Repertoires: Ways of Coping with Diversity and Versatility 79
14. 6. Acoustic Communication in Parrots: Laboratory and Field Studies of Budgerigars, Melopsittacus undulatus 97
15. PART II. VOCAL REPERTOIRES
16. Introduction 119
17. 7. Categorization and the Design of Signals: The Case of Song Repertoires 121
18. 8. Comparative Analysis of Vocal Repertoires, with Reference to Chickadees 136
19. 9. Acoustic Communication in a Group of Nonpasserine Birds, the Petrels 160
20. PART III. VOCAL VARIATION IN TIME AND SPACE
21. Introduction 179
22. 10. The Population Memetics of Birdsong 181
23. 11. Song Traditions in Indigo Buntings: Origin, Improvisation, Dispersal, and Extinction in Cultural Evolution 198
24. 12. Vocalizations and Speciation of Palearctic Birds 221
25. 13. Acoustic Differentiation and Speciation in Shorebirds 241
26. 14. A Comparison of Vocal Behavior among Tropical and Temperate Passerine Birds 258
27. 15. Study of Bird Sounds in the Neotropics: Urgency and Opportunity 269
28. PART IV. CONTROL AND RECOGNITION OF VOCALIZATIONS
29. Introduction 283
30. 16. The Neuroethology of Birdsong 285
31. 17. Organization of Birdsong and Constraints on Performance 305
32. 18. Bird Communication in the Noisy World 321
33. 19. Sex Differences in Song Recognition 339
34. 20. Vocal Recognition of Neighbors by Territorial Passerines 356
35. PART V. THE BEHAVIOR OF COMMUNICATING
36. Introduction 375
37. 21. Using Interactive Playback to Study How Songs and Singing Contribute to Communication about Behavior 377
38. 22. Dynamic Acoustic Communication and Interactive Playback 398
39. 23. Communication Networks 409
40. 24. The Dawn Chorus and Other Diel Patterns in Acoustic Signaling 426
41. 25. Song and Female Choice 454
42. Appendix. Natural Sound Archives: Guidance for Recordists and a Request for Cooperation 474
43. Literature Cited 487
44. Subject Index 565
45. Taxonomic Index 576