Antiphonal four-part synchronized chorusing in a Neotropical wren

Mann, Nigel I.; Dingess, Kimberly; Slater, Peter J.

doi:10.1098/rsbl.2005.0373

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“…Plain-tailed Wrens form groups of 2–7 individuals comprised of a pair and its offspring [33]. Wren groups sing exceptionally complex songs with four-part, synchronized, chorusing duets (ref [33].…”

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Simulated Birdwatchers’ Playback Affects the Behavior of Two Tropical Birds

Harris

Haskell

2013

PLoS ONE

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Although recreational birdwatchers may benefit conservation by generating interest in birds, they may also have negative effects. One such potentially negative impact is the widespread use of recorded vocalizations, or “playback,” to attract birds of interest, including range-restricted and threatened species. Although playback has been widely used to test hypotheses about the evolution of behavior, no peer-reviewed study has examined the impacts of playback in a birdwatching context on avian behavior. We studied the effects of simulated birdwatchers’ playback on the vocal behavior of Plain-tailed Wrens Thryothorus euophrys and Rufous Antpittas Grallaria rufula in Ecuador. Study species’ vocal behavior was monitored for an hour after playing either a single bout of five minutes of song or a control treatment of background noise. We also studied the effects of daily five minute playback on five groups of wrens over 20 days. In single bout experiments, antpittas made more vocalizations of all types, except for trills, after playback compared to controls. Wrens sang more duets after playback, but did not produce more contact calls. In repeated playback experiments, wren responses were strong at first, but hardly detectable by day 12. During the study, one study group built a nest, apparently unperturbed, near a playback site. The playback-induced habituation and changes in vocal behavior we observed suggest that scientists should consider birdwatching activity when selecting research sites so that results are not biased by birdwatchers’ playback. Increased vocalizations after playback could be interpreted as a negative effect of playback if birds expend energy, become stressed, or divert time from other activities. In contrast, the habituation we documented suggests that frequent, regular birdwatchers’ playback may have minor effects on wren behavior.

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Simulated Birdwatchers’ Playback Affects the Behavior of Two Tropical Birds

Harris

Haskell

2013

PLoS ONE

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“…The vocal duets and choruses produced by songbirds are particularly striking for the remarkable precision with which individuals coordinate their vocalizations [3][4][5]. Researchers have investigated the function of avian duetting [6,7], sexual dimorphism of the brain regions associated with song [8] and the neural basis of coordinated singing [9].…”

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Migration and the evolution of duetting in songbirds

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Hall

2014

Proc. R. Soc. B.

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Many groups of animals defend shared resources with coordinated signals. The best-studied of these signals are the vocal duets produced by mated pairs of birds. Duets are believed to be more common among tropical-breeding species, but a comprehensive test of this hypothesis is lacking, and the mechanisms that generate latitudinal patterns in duetting are not known. We used a stratified sample of 372 songbird species to conduct the first broad-scale, phylogenetically explicit analysis of duet evolution. We found that duetting evolves in association with the absence of migration, but not with sexual monochromatism or tropical breeding. We conclude that the evolution of migration exerts a major influence on the evolution of duetting. The perceived association between tropical breeding and duetting may be a by-product of the migrationduetting relationship. Migration reduces the average duration of partnerships, potentially reducing the benefits of cooperative behaviour, including duetting. Ultimately, the evolution of coordinated resource-defence signals in songbirds may be driven by ecological conditions that favour sedentary lifestyles and social stability.

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“…These common behaviours can be due to common ancestry or convergent evolution. For instance, plain-tailed wrens exhibit both synchronous and turn-taking behaviours in social contexts (Mann, Dingess, & Slater, 2006). This neotropical bird species performs well-timed choruses, where same-sex individuals sing similar parts in perfect synchrony, while groups of males and females alternate their complementary songs with remarkably accurate timinglatency in turn-taking can drop as low as 17 msec (Mann et al, 2006).…”

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“…For instance, plain-tailed wrens exhibit both synchronous and turn-taking behaviours in social contexts (Mann, Dingess, & Slater, 2006). This neotropical bird species performs well-timed choruses, where same-sex individuals sing similar parts in perfect synchrony, while groups of males and females alternate their complementary songs with remarkably accurate timinglatency in turn-taking can drop as low as 17 msec (Mann et al, 2006). We propose that the function of a particular timing mode in one species (e.g., wrens and gibbons singing in antiphonal alternation) may provide information on the evolutionary function of timing in other species (antiphonal timing in human speech turn-taking) (Fitch et al, 2010;Ravignani et al, 2014;Ravignani & Cook, 2016).…”

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“…For instance, antiphonal chorusing as observed in wrens (Mann et al, 2006), or the patterns of 'contagious' howling in wolves (Harrington, 1987), might prove as interesting as perfectly synchronous behaviour (Ravignani et al, 2014;Ravignani & Cook, 2016). In brief, the original Socio-Temporal Brain hypothesis proposes a mutual modulation between timing and sociality: Extending the hypothesis to non-human animals will unveil how the link between timing and sociality emerged in animal evolutionary history.…”

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Evolution of temporal interaction: A comparative approach to social timing

Ravignani

Kotz

2017

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Increasing empirical research shows a deep connection between timing processes and neural processing of social information. An integrative theoretical framework for prospective studies in humans was recently proposed, linking timing to sociality. A similar framework guiding research in non-human animals is desirable, ideally encompassing as many taxonomic groups and sensory modalities as possible in order to embrace the diversity of social and timing behaviour across species. Here we expand on a previous theoretical account, introducing this debate to animal behaviour. We suggest adopting an evolutionary perspective on social timing in animals: i.e. a comparative approach to probe the link between temporal and social behaviour across a broad range of animal species. This approach should advance our understanding of animal social timing that is, how social behaviour and timing are mutually affected, and possibly of its evolutionary history in our own lineage. We conclude by identifying outstanding questions and testable hypotheses in animal social timing.

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Antiphonal four-part synchronized chorusing in a Neotropical wren

Cited by 93 publications

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Simulated Birdwatchers’ Playback Affects the Behavior of Two Tropical Birds

Simulated Birdwatchers’ Playback Affects the Behavior of Two Tropical Birds

Migration and the evolution of duetting in songbirds

Evolution of temporal interaction: A comparative approach to social timing

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