Abstract
Bird song represents a behavioral complex which has been fascinating investigators for centuries (Plinius, 88). Dealing with this behavior also has some esthetic aspects, and thus many scientists have been attracted to research in this field. Nowadays detailed documentations of the physical structure (Greenewalt, 1968), the ethological significance (Hinde, 1969) and the ontogentical development (Konishi, 1978) of bird song are available. Peter Marler (this volume) gives an appreciation of this behavior for the successful investigation of the appropriate neuroethological complex.
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Leppelsack, HJ. (1983). Analysis of Song in the Auditory Pathway of Song Birds. In: Ewert, JP., Capranica, R.R., Ingle, D.J. (eds) Advances in Vertebrate Neuroethology. NATO Advanced Science Institutes Series, vol 56. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4412-4_38
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