The organization of agonistic vocalizations in Ruby-throated Hummingbirds with a comparison to Black-chinned Hummingbirds.(Statistical Data Included): An article from: Wilson Bulletin
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PublisherWilson Ornithological Society
ISBN / ASINB0008IPBUI
ISBN-13978B0008IPBU8
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From the author: We describe vocalizations of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) recorded during agonistic confrontations at feeders. Calls were composed of 1-5 different note types. A sixth distinct note type, the W note, was not given within a call sequence. Similar to those of Black-chinned Hummingbirds (Archilochus alexandri), Ruby-throated Hummingbird calls were complex, and exhibited a nonrandom organizational pattern as analyzed using a Markov model. The two closely related yet allopatric species shared similarities in the acoustic structure of note types, syntax, and call length. Slight differences occurred in the opening note types of calls in the two species. We investigated how vocalizing is associated with the outcome of encounters at a feeder and found that the vocalizer usually was the winner.
Citation Details
Title: The organization of agonistic vocalizations in Ruby-throated Hummingbirds with a comparison to Black-chinned Hummingbirds.(Statistical Data Included)
Author: Kathryn M. Rusch
Publication:Wilson Bulletin (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 2001
Publisher: Wilson Ornithological Society
Volume: 113 Issue: 4 Page: 425(6)
Article Type: Statistical Data Included
Distributed by Thomson Gale
From the author: We describe vocalizations of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) recorded during agonistic confrontations at feeders. Calls were composed of 1-5 different note types. A sixth distinct note type, the W note, was not given within a call sequence. Similar to those of Black-chinned Hummingbirds (Archilochus alexandri), Ruby-throated Hummingbird calls were complex, and exhibited a nonrandom organizational pattern as analyzed using a Markov model. The two closely related yet allopatric species shared similarities in the acoustic structure of note types, syntax, and call length. Slight differences occurred in the opening note types of calls in the two species. We investigated how vocalizing is associated with the outcome of encounters at a feeder and found that the vocalizer usually was the winner.
Citation Details
Title: The organization of agonistic vocalizations in Ruby-throated Hummingbirds with a comparison to Black-chinned Hummingbirds.(Statistical Data Included)
Author: Kathryn M. Rusch
Publication:Wilson Bulletin (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 2001
Publisher: Wilson Ornithological Society
Volume: 113 Issue: 4 Page: 425(6)
Article Type: Statistical Data Included
Distributed by Thomson Gale
