Song sharing in the northern house wren (Troglodytes aedon parkmanii)

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dc.contributor.authorFouillard, Chantel Clarice
dc.contributor.supervisorRendall, Drew
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-16T22:02:26Z
dc.date.available2014-04-16T22:02:26Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionxi, 102 leaves ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractThis work provides an initial characterization of song sharing among males in the Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon parkmanii). A sample of 21 different males was studied at two different locations across two breeding seasons in southern Alberta, Canada. In total, 35,067 songs were analyzed to assess patterns of song sharing among males within and between study sites and in returning males between years. Virtually all syllable types (n=27) were shared among males. However, they were used to create very large repertoires of mostly unique song types. Absolute levels of song sharing among males was low but song sharing was higher among neighbouring males and decreased with increasing distance between males and across study sites. These patterns are discussed as they relate to important issues in the process of song learning, in the functions of large song repertoires in mate attraction and territory defense, and in the potential formation of dialects in this species.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3399
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Psychology, c2013en_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectHouse wren -- Vocalization -- Research -- Albertaen_US
dc.subjectHouse wren -- Research -- Albertaen_US
dc.subjectWrens -- Albertaen_US
dc.subjectBirdsongs -- Research -- Albertaen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleSong sharing in the northern house wren (Troglodytes aedon parkmanii)en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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