Balanced imitation sustains song culture in zebra finches
Studying how songbirds learn songs can shed light on the development of human speech. An analysis of 160 tutor-pupil zebra finch pairs suggests that frequency dependent balanced imitation prevents the extinction of rare song elements and the overabundance of common ones, promoting song diversity wit...
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Nature Portfolio
2021
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/87f1358546da480894f74b04a9904cdf |
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