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SUBMITTER: Prior NH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5906677 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Prior Nora H NH Smith Edward E Lawson Shelby S Ball Gregory F GF Dooling Robert J RJ
Scientific reports 20180418 1
The ability to discriminate changes in the fine structure of complex sounds is well developed in birds. However, the precise limit of this discrimination ability and how it is used in the context of natural communication remains unclear. Here we describe natural variability in acoustic fine structure of male and female zebra finch calls. Results from psychoacoustic experiments demonstrate that zebra finches are able to discriminate extremely small differences in fine structure, which are on the ...[more]