TY - BOOK AU - Kroodsma,Donald E. AU - Miller,Edward H. AU - Ouellet,Henri TI - Acoustic communication in birds SN - 0124268013 (v. 1) AV - QL698.5 .A26 1982 U1 - 598 KRO 19 PY - 1982///- CY - New York PB - Academic Press KW - Birdsongs KW - Animal communication N1 - Includes bibliographies references and indexes; v. 1. Production, perception, and design features of sounds. 1 Factors to Consider in Recording Avian Sounds 2 The Structural Basis of Voice Production and Its Relationship to Sound Characteristics 3 Neural Control of Passerine Song 4 Auditory Perception in Birds 5 Adaptations for Acoustic Communication in Birds: Sound Transmission and Signal Detection 6 Grading, Discreteness, Redundancy, and Motivation-Structural Rules 7 The Coding of Species-Specific Characteristics in Bird Sounds 8 Character and Variance Shift in Acoustic Signals of Birds 9 The Evolution of Bird Sounds in Relation to Mating and Spacing Behavior ER -