Evolution of birdsong syntax by interjection communication

Artificial Life

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 259-277

  Sasahara, Kazutoshi ^a   Ikegami, Takashi ^b  

^a RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Finite automaton; Interjection; Novelty; Sexual selection; Song syntax

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; BIRDS; FINITE AUTOMATA; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

BENGALESE FINCHES; INTERJECTION COMMUNICATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONG SYNTAX;

BIOCOMMUNICATIONS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; COURTSHIP; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FINCH; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COURTSHIP; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FINCHES; MALE; SONGBIRDS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 34250788196     PISSN: 10645462     EISSN: 15309185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/artl.2007.13.3.259     Document Type: Article

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