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Birdsong: motor function and the evolution of communication

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Nowicki, S; Westneat, M; Hoese, W
Published in: Seminars in Neuroscience
January 1, 1992

Communication differs from other behaviors in the potential for an arbitrary relationship between a signal's function and the motor patterns used to produce it. Also, signals often incorporate motor patterns that have been co-opted from non-signal behaviors, resulting in a linkage between communication and other behaviors using the same functional systems. We examine possible evolutionary consequences of these attributes of communication, using birdsong as a focus. Syringeal function provides a case where co-adaptation with other behaviors is weak. By contrast, functional systems of the vocal tract have evolved in response to competing influences of divergent selective pressures. © 1992.

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Seminars in Neuroscience

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1044-5765

Publication Date

January 1, 1992

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4

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6

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385 / 390

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  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
 

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Nowicki, S., Westneat, M., & Hoese, W. (1992). Birdsong: motor function and the evolution of communication. Seminars in Neuroscience, 4(6), 385–390. https://doi.org/10.1016/1044-5765(92)90046-5
Nowicki, S., M. Westneat, and W. Hoese. “Birdsong: motor function and the evolution of communication.” Seminars in Neuroscience 4, no. 6 (January 1, 1992): 385–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/1044-5765(92)90046-5.
Nowicki S, Westneat M, Hoese W. Birdsong: motor function and the evolution of communication. Seminars in Neuroscience. 1992 Jan 1;4(6):385–90.
Nowicki, S., et al. “Birdsong: motor function and the evolution of communication.” Seminars in Neuroscience, vol. 4, no. 6, Jan. 1992, pp. 385–90. Scopus, doi:10.1016/1044-5765(92)90046-5.
Nowicki S, Westneat M, Hoese W. Birdsong: motor function and the evolution of communication. Seminars in Neuroscience. 1992 Jan 1;4(6):385–390.

Published In

Seminars in Neuroscience

DOI

ISSN

1044-5765

Publication Date

January 1, 1992

Volume

4

Issue

6

Start / End Page

385 / 390

Related Subject Headings

  • Neurology & Neurosurgery