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2. Further analysis supports the conclusion that the songs of Screaming Pihas are individually distinctive and bear a lek signature
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Fitzsimmons, Lauren P., Barker, Nicole K., and Mennill, Daniel J.
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- 2011
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3. Continent-wide patterns of divergence in acoustic and morphological traits in the House Wren species complex
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Sosa-López, J. Roberto and Mennill, Daniel J.
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- 2014
4. Individual variation and lek-based vocal distinctiveness in songs of the screaming Piha (Lipaugus vociferans), a suboscine songbird/Variacion Vocal Individual y Distincion de Arenas de Cortejo de acuerdo a los Cantos de Lipaugus vociferans, un Paseriforme Suboscino
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Fitzsimmons, Lauren P., Barker, Nicole K., and Mennill, Daniel J.
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Passeriformes -- Properties ,Biological sciences - Abstract
One long-standing ornithological paradigm holds that song learning in oscine songbirds has a cultural component, whereas suboscine songbirds inherit songs genetically. Recent studies reveal that suboscine song may be more variable and complex than previously realized. Several suboscine species show marked individual variation in their songs--variation that may play a role in individual recognition and neighbor-stranger discrimination--and a few suboscine species show indications of song learning. We investigated individual variation in the vocalizations of a suboscine passerine, the Screaming Piha (Lipaugus vociferans), from recordings of 26 males at four lek sites along the Tambopata River in Peru. Male Screaming Piha songs consist of quiet introductory syllables followed by two explosively loud syllables that sound like an emphatic pee haw. We used three complementary methods to examine variation in song characteristics. Spectrogram cross-correlation revealed significant consistency within individual males and variability among males. Analysis of fine structural characteristics revealed that all measured song features were significantly less variable within individuals than among individuals. Canonical discriminant analysis based on these 13 song features correctly classified 93.2% of songs by individual and 76.4% of songs by lek site. Our results indicate that there is sufficient consistency in song features within males and sufficient variation among males for identification of individuals on the basis of songs and, to a lesser extent, that song features vary with the lek site of the singer. We conclude that Screaming Pihas sing songs that are individually distinctive and bear a lek signature. Key words: individual variation, lek, Lipaugus vociferans, Screaming Piha, song learning, suboscine songbirds. Un paradigma que ha perdurado por bastante tiempo en la ornitologia sostiene que en los paseriformes oscinos el aprendizaje del canto tiene un componente cultural, mientras que en los paseriformes suboscinos los cantos son heredados geneticamente. Estudios recientes han revelado que el canto de los suboscinos puede ser mas variable y complejo de lo que se pensaba. Varias especies de suboscinos presentan una marcada variacion individual en sus cantos--variacion que puede tener un papel en el reconocimiento individual y en la discriminacion de vecinos extranos--y unas pocas especies de suboscinos presentan algunas indicaciones de aprendizaje del canto. Investigamos la variacion individual de las vocalizaciones de un paseriforme suboscino, algunas vociferans, con base en 26 grabaciones de machos pertenecientes a cuatro arenas de cortejo a lo largo del Rio Tambopata en Peru. Los cantos de los machos de L. vociferans consisten de unas silabas introductorias silenciosas seguidas por dos silabas fuertes y explosivas que suenan como un enfatico pi ja. Utilizamos tres metodos complementarios para examinar la variacion en las caracteristicas del canto. Analisis de correlacion cruzada de espectrogramas demostraron que existe consistencia entre los cantos de cada macho y variabilidad significativa entre machos. El analisis de las caracteristicas estructurales finas revelo que todos los caracteres del canto medidos fueron significativamente menos variables en un mismo individuo que entre individuos. Los analisis de discriminacion canonica con base en 13 caracteres del canto clasificaron correctamente el 93.2% de los cantos por individuo y el 76.4% de los cantos por arena de cortejo. Nuestros resultados indican que existe suficiente consistencia en los caracteres del canto de un mismo macho y suficiente variacion entre diferentes machos para permitir la identificacion de individuos con base en los cantos, y en menor grado, que los caracteres del canto individual varian con la asamblea de cortejo de origen del cantor. Concluimos que los individuos de L. vociferans emiten cantos que son distintos a nivel individual, y que presentan una marca propia de la arena de cortejo de origen.
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- 2008
5. Between-year survival and rank transitions in male Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus): a multistate modeling approach/ Survie interannuelle et transitions de rang chez les Poecile atricapillus males: une methodologie de modelisation a etats multiples
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Schubert, Kristin A., Mennill, Daniel J., Ramsay, Scott M., Otter, Ken A., Ratcliffe, Laurene M., and Kraus, Cornelia
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Chickadees -- Research ,Chickadees -- Behavior ,Social behavior in animals -- Research ,Biological sciences - Abstract
In dominance-structured animal societies, variation in individual fitness is often related to social status. Like many passerine birds, Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) have a short average adult life-expectancy (~2 years); however, the maximum recorded life span is >5x as long. Enhanced annual survival could contribute to greater lifetime reproductive success for male Black-capped Chickadees with high social rank. We used multistate capture-mark-recapture models to estimate annual survival of male Black-capped Chickadees in Ontario using resighting and recapture data collected from 1997 to 2002. Our goal was to evaluate support for an influence of rank on annual survival and estimate its effect size for a food-supplemented study site. We also statistically modeled the probability of between-year rank transitions. Model selection based on Akaike's information criterion provided support for an effect of rank on survival. However, multimodel inference revealed that the size of the effect was rather small. Over the six study years, model-averaged estimates of the survival benefit of high versus low rank ranged from 5.0 to 7.3%. As expected, survival was strongly year-dependent, with model-averaged estimates of annual survival probability varying between 0.36 and 0.73. Age was an important predictor of the probability of rank transitions. Low-ranked second-year birds were less likely than older low-ranked birds to advance to high rank between years; likewise, high-ranked after-second-year birds were less likely to drop in rank. Other studies have found larger effects of rank on survival than we observed here. Future research should consider how interactions between social and environmental factors influence annual survival. Key words: age-specific mortality, Black-capped Chickadee, capture-mark-recapture models, Paridae, Poecile atricapillus, rank acquisition, social dominance. Dans les societes animales structurees sur la dominance, la variation du fitness individuel est souvent liee au statut social. Comme plusieurs passereaux, Poecile atricapillus a une courte esperance de vie adulte moyenne (~2 ans). Toutefois, la duree de vie maximale enregistree est >5x plus longue. Une survie annuelle accrue pourrait contribuer a un succes reproducteur a vie superieur pour les males de haut rang social. Nous avons utilise des modeles de capture-marquage-recapture a etats multiples afin d'estimer la survie annuelle de P. atricapillus males en Ontario en utilisant des donnees de re-observation et de recapture recoltees entre 1997 et 2002. Notre objectif etait d'evaluer l'influence du rang sur la survie annuelle et d'estimer la taille d'effet sur un site d'etude de nourrissage. Nous avons aussi modele statistiquement la probabilite des transitions de rang entre les annees. La selection des modeles basee sur le critere d'information d'Akaike a supporte l'hypothese d'un effet du rang sur la survie. Cependant, l'inference multi-modele a revele que la taille d'effet etait plutot petite. Au cours des six annees de l'etude, les estimations moyennes du profit de la survie d'un rang eleve versus faible variait de 5,0 a 7,3%. Tel qu'attendu, la survie etait fortement dependante de l'annee, avec des estimations moyennes de la probabilite de survie annuelle variant entre 0,36 et 0,73. L'age etait un indice important de la probabilite
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- 2008
6. Vocal behavior of the critically endangered Niceforo's Wren (Thryothorus nicefori)/ Comportamiento vocal de la especie en peligro critico Thryotkorus nicefori
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Valderrama, Sandra, Parra, Jorge, Davila, Nicolas, and Mennill, Daniel j.
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Wrens -- Research ,Wrens -- Behavior ,Biological sciences - Abstract
Niceforo's Wren (Thryothorus nicefori) is a critically endangered songbird endemic to dry forests of the Chicamocha Valley in central Colombia. Discovered in 1946 and 'red-listed' by the IUCN since 1988, Niceforo's Wren faces a threat of extinction because of its limited habitat range and increasing deforestation for agriculture and livestock. This species has been poorly studied, and its vocal behavior is yet undescribed. We provide the first description of the vocalizations of Niceforo's Wren, based on analyses of recordings from 29 individuals (more than half of all estimated living individuals of this species). We examined the fine structure of their songs, the pattern of solo and duet singing behavior, and the song repertoire size of males and females. Both sexes produce solo songs, coordinated vocal duets, and a variety of calls. Songs have a stereotyped syntax including one of more introductory syllables, a trill of rapidly repeated syllables, and a frequency-modulated terminal syllable. Males have a repertoire of at least 12-21 different song types, whereas females have a repertoire of at least 7-9. Both sexes sing solo songs with eventual variety. Male songs are more complex and have lower frequency characteristics, whereas female songs are shorter, with fewer syllable types and fewer syllable repeats. Duets involve mated pairs singing in a coordinated fashion using the same song types from their solo repertoires. Duets typically begin with a male song followed by a female song and show variable levels of complexity involving one to two songs given by each individual. Our results provide a foundation for monitoring Niceforo's Wrens and facilitating conservation of this critically endangered species. Received 27 November 2006, accepted 17 July 2007. Key words: Colombia, conservation, duet, Neotropical dry forest, Niceforo's Wren, song, Thryothorus nicefori. Thryothorus nicefori es un ave canora endemica de los bosques secos del valle del rio Chicamocha, localizado en el centro de la Cordillera Oriental de los Andes colombianos. Esta especie fue descrita en 1946 e incluida en la lista roja por la IUCN desde 1988. T. nicefori enfrenta una tremenda amenaza de extincion debido a su limitado rango de habitat y a la continua deforestacion para la agricultura. Esta especie ha sido poco estudiada y su comportamiento vocal no se ha descrito todavia. Aqui presentamos la primera descripcion de las vocalizaciones de T. nicefori, basada en el analisis de grabaciones de 29 individuos (mas de la mitad de todos los individuos vivientes de esta especie). Examinamos las caracteristicas estructurales de sus cantos, el patron del comportamiento vocal con respecto a solos y duetos, y el tamano del repertorio de cantos para machos y hembras. Ambos sexos producen cantos en solo, duetos vocales coordinados y una variedad de llamados. Los cantos tienen una sintaxis estereotipica que incluye una o mas silabas introductorias, un trino con silabas que se repiten rapidamente y una silaba terminal con frecuencia modulada. Los machos tienen un repertorio de por lo menos 12 a 21 tipos de canto diferentes, mientras que las hembras tienen un repertorio de por lo menos 7 a 9 tipos de canto diferentes. Ambos sexos emiten cantos en solo y con una variacion eventual. Los cantos del macho son mas complejos y tienen valores mas bajos de frecuencia, mientras que los cantos de la hembra son mas cortos y tienen menos tipos de silabas, asi como menos repeticiones de estas silabas. Los duetos involucran parejas establecidas que cantan en forma coordinada, para lo cual usan los mismos tipos de canto contenidos en sus repertorios de cantos solo. Los duetos tipicamente comienzan con un canto del macho seguido por un canto de la hembra, y muestran niveles variables de complejidad que involucran de uno a dos cantos aportados por cada individuo. Nuestros resultados proporcionan un fundamento para el monitoreo de T. nicefori y facilitan la conservacion de esta especie en peligro critico.
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- 2008
7. Sex differences in singing and duetting behavior of neotropical Rufous-and-white Wrens (Thryothorus rufalbus)/Diferencias entre sexos en el canto y comportamiento de dueto en Thryothorus rufalbus
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Mennill, Daniel J. and Vehrencamp, Sandra L.
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Wrens -- Natural history ,Duets -- Management ,Company business management ,Biological sciences - Abstract
In many tropical bird species, males and females sing together in coordinated vocal duets. Although studies of duetting present unique opportunities for understanding conflict and cooperation between the sexes, very few investigations describe the similarities and differences between male and female singing behaviors. Here, we present the first detailed account of the singing behavior of Rufous-and-white Wrens (Thryothorus rufalbus), a resident tropical duetting songbird. Male and female songs share a similar structure, yet show pronounced sex differences. Male songs have lower frequency characteristics and more repeated trill syllables, and often sound louder than female songs. Males sing more than females, and only males show elevated song output at dawn. Both males and females have song repertoires. Males have an average repertoire size of 10.8 song types, whereas females have a significantly smaller average repertoire size of 8.5 song types. Although males share proportionately more of their song types with neighbors than females do, both sexes share more song types with nearby individuals than with distant individuals. Breeding partners combine their solo songs to create duets. Duets assume a variety of different forms, ranging from simple, overlapping male and female songs to complex combinations of multiple male and female songs. Most duets (73%) are created by females responding to male song. Males respond to female-initiated duets with shorter latencies than when females respond to male-initiated duets. Each pair sings certain combinations of song types in duets more often than can be explained by random association, which demonstrates that Rufous-and-white Wrens have duet types. The most common duet type was different for each pair. Our results show that Rufous-and-white Wrens have pronounced sex differences in song structure, singing activity, repertoire size, repertoire sharing, and duetting behavior. Received 1 March 2004, accepted 31 August 2004. Key words: duet, Rufous-and-white Wren, sex differences, song repertoires, Thryothorus rufalbus. En muchas especies de aves tropicales, los machos y las hembras cantan juntos en duetos vocales coordinados. Aunque los estudios sobre estos duetos representan oportunidades unicas para entender el conflicto y la cooperacion entre los sexos, muy pocas investigaciones han descrito las similitudes y diferencias en el comportamiento de canto entre machos y hembras. En este trabajo presentamos el primer estudio detallado sobre el comportamiento de canto de Thryothorus rufalbus, una especie de ave canora tropical residente que realiza duetos. Los cantos de los machos y las hembras presentan una estructura similar, pero existen diferencias marcadas entre ellos. Los cantos de los machos se caracterizan por ser de menor frecuencia y por presentar mas silabas en trino, y a menudo suenan mas fuerte que los cantos de las hembras. Los machos cantan mas que las hembras y solo los machos presentan una mayor tasa de canto al amanecer. Tanto los machos como las hembras tienen repertorios de canto. Los machos tienen un tamano de repertorio promedio de 10.8 tipos de canto, mientras que las hembras tienen en promedio repertorios significativamente mas pequenos, de 8.5 tipos de canto. Aunque los machos comparten proporcionalmente mas de sus tipos de canto con sus vecinos que las hembras, las aves de ambos sexos comparten mas tipos de canto con individuos cercanos que con individuos distantes. Las parejas reproductivas combinan sus cantos individuales para crear duetos. Los duetos pueden ser de diversos tipos, desde una simple superposicion entre los cantos del macho y la hembra, hasta combinaciones complejas de multiples cantos de ambos sexos. La mayoria de los duetos (73%) son creados por hembras que responden al canto de los machos. Los machos responden a los duetos iniciados por las hembras con periodos de latencia mas cortos que cuando las hembras responden a los duetos iniciados por los machos. Cada pareja canta determinadas combinaciones de tipos de canto en los duetos con mas frecuencia de lo que podria explicarse por una asociacion aleatoria, lo que demuestra que en T. rufalbus existen tipos de dueto. El tipo de dueto mas comun fue diferente en cada pareja. Nuestros resultados muestran que en T. rufalbus existen diferencias profundas entre los sexos en la estructura del canto, la actividad de canto, el tamano del repertorio, el modo de compartir el repertorio y el comportamiento de dueto.
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- 2005
8. Divergence in plumage, voice, and morphology indicates speciation in Rufous-capped Warblers (Basileuterus rufifrons)
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Demko, Alana D, primary, Sosa-López, J Roberto, additional, Simpson, Richard K, additional, Doucet, Stéphanie M, additional, and Mennill, Daniel J, additional
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- 2020
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9. Inconsistent Geographic Variation in the Calls and Duets of Barred Owls (Strix varia) Across an Area of Genetic Introgression
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Odom, Karan J. and Mennill, Daniel J.
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- 2012
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