Superb fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus) sons and daughters acquire song elements of mothers and social fathers

Birdsong is regarded as a classic example of a sexually-selected trait and has been primarily studied in systems with male song. Complex solo female song is emerging from the shadows of overlooked phenomena. In males, rearing conditions affect male song complexity, and males with complex songs are o...

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Main Authors: Christine eEvans, Sonia eKleindorfer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2016.00009/full