The effects of embryonic exposure to pheasant vocalizations in later call identification by chicks

Bailey, E. D.; Ralph, K. M.

doi:10.1139/z75-118

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“…Several behavioral studies show improved postnatal responsiveness to species typical sounds experienced in the late prenatal period (Bailey and Ralph, 1975;Impekovan, 1976;Falt, 1981). Rauscher and colleagues (1993Rauscher and colleagues ( , 1995Rauscher and colleagues ( , 1997Rauscher and colleagues ( , 1998 additionally report that repeated exposure to complex music (viz.…”

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Developmentally regulated expression of c‐Fos and c‐Jun in the brainstem auditory nuclei of Gallus domesticus is modified by prenatal auditory enrichment

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Recognition of mother's voice by human neonates and behavioral responses of birds and animals to sounds experienced prenatally emphasize the role of sensory inputs in auditory system development. Spontaneous and experience driven neural activity influence the neural circuits' refinement in developing brain. However, cellular mechanisms endowing plasticity for such structural refinement during critical developmental periods are less understood. Sensory stimulation induces fluctuating expression of transcription factors (TFs) of Fos, Jun, and Krox families in the related brain nuclei to activate genes to synthesize proteins such as those needed for cytoskeletal structures, ion channels, and regeneration. To understand the cellular mechanism of response to prenatal auditory stimulation, we studied the expression of c-Fos and c-Jun in brainstem auditory nuclei, nucleus magnocellularis, and nucleus laminaris of the domestic chick. The chick brainstems, five each of E8 (embryonic day 8), E12, E16, E20, and posthatch day 1 were processed for immunohistochemistry as well as Western blotting and quantified using image analysis systems. In controls, c-Fos and c-Jun expression in both the nuclei was developmentally up-regulated. Reduced c-Fos expression and increase in c-Jun was temporarily observed between E12-16. In the stimulated groups, c-Fos expression was elevated while c-Jun showed a reduction matched to controls. This diametrically opposing pattern of c-Fos and c-Jun expression in response to stimulation is indicative of cell survival. Thus the expression of TFs in the auditory nuclei shows a relationship beyond a simple stimulation-activity-expression. While developmental signals control the expression of TFs, extra sensory stimulation modulates their expression to possibly support neuronal survival and enhance synthesis of other proteins.

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Developmentally regulated expression of c‐Fos and c‐Jun in the brainstem auditory nuclei of Gallus domesticus is modified by prenatal auditory enrichment

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“…Chicks of the Muscovy duck did not follow the food call (clucking call) automatically, as it was reported for other species e.g. the Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus L.) [81]. In the colonial, ground-nesting Little tern (Sterna albifrons Pall.)…”

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Perinatal Acoustic Communication in Birds: Why Do Birds Vocalize in the Egg?

Rumpf¹,

Tzschentke²

2010

TOOENIJ

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Abstract:In this review the development of acoustic communication between embryos or between embryos and chicks as well as between embryos/chicks and the breeding parents will be addressed. Special emphasis is given to the impact of embryonic acoustic signals for hatching synchronization.In the Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata L. f. domestica) clicking sound communication is absolutely essential for a synchronized hatching. The mechanism underlying this special case of communication is a synchronization of clicking rates. In a clutch, embryos adapt their clicking rates to each other. Clicking rates of less developed embryos rose faster (acceleration) than clicking rates of more developed embryos (retardation). No evidence was found that vocalization of embryos, chicks and parents improve hatching synchronization.Although, many authors assume that prenatal acoustic interaction by vocalization (an exchange of acoustic signals) exists, in the Muscovy duck it was shown that an acoustic interaction started when the first embryo had hatched. Specific call types serve as communication-releasing signals. Acoustic mother-duckling interaction developed later and gradually during the process of nest-leaving also based on specific call types.Measurements on sound transmission indicate that all embryos within a clutch are in mutual acoustic contact.

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“…Her mate, line B male G-88, had visual and auditory but not tactile communication with the adopted eggs; the female had all three. Because there is evidence for Ring-necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) that prehatching socialization takes place and can modify communication processes (Bailey and Ralph 1975;Bailey 1983), we thought that naturally hatched chicks would have access to prehatching auditory imprinting if any took place in quail.…”

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Auditory recognition of covey mates from separation calls in Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)

Baker¹,

Bailey²

1987

Can. J. Zool.

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Two experiments were conducted to determine whether Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) discriminate covey mates from noncovey mates on the basis of recognition of the individual giving the separation call. Two possible modes of recognition, phenotype matching and call association, were tested. Artificially and naturally hatched quail chicks from two familial lines of linebred quail and quail of crossed lines were reared and tutored by either a related or an unrelated adult. Chicks were separated one at a time and visually isolated midway between their own adult tutor-parent and a strange adult or between their own covey and a strange covey in a two-choice recall paradigm for testing. In both linebred and crossed lines quail, chicks preferentially approached calls of the foster parent or covey mates with whom they were reared with no apparent predilection due to relatedness, with no regard for which birds answered the lost or separation call first, and with no dependency on similarity of call characteristics. All evidence indicated that association learning was the main factor in recognition with no evidence of kin recognition attributable to phenotype matching.

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The effects of embryonic exposure to pheasant vocalizations in later call identification by chicks

Cited by 26 publications

References 3 publications

Developmentally regulated expression of c‐Fos and c‐Jun in the brainstem auditory nuclei of Gallus domesticus is modified by prenatal auditory enrichment

Developmentally regulated expression of c‐Fos and c‐Jun in the brainstem auditory nuclei of Gallus domesticus is modified by prenatal auditory enrichment

Perinatal Acoustic Communication in Birds: Why Do Birds Vocalize in the Egg?

Auditory recognition of covey mates from separation calls in Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)

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