Melospiza

Although differences in the corticosterone stress response have frequently been reported between populations or closely related… (More)

Wetlands play a major role in the export of methylmercury (MeHg) to a watershed. The large contribution of wetlands to watersheds… (More)

Vocal performance refers to the proficiency with which a bird sings songs that are challenging to produce, and can be measured in… (More)

Operant conditioning assays are increasingly being used to test mating signal preferences in female birds. Operant behavior may… (More)

Geographical variation in birdsong is taxonomically widespread and behaviourally salient, with females often preferring local… (More)

Over the past two decades, the combination of molecular and field methods has revealed considerable variation in the level of… (More)

Previous investigations have shown that malemale interactions over territory boundaries result in an increase in plasma levels of… (More)

Female songbirds are thought to assess males based on aspects of song, such as repertoire size or amount of singing, that could… (More)

Previous molecular phylogenetic studies have examined the taxonomic relationships among a number of typical emberizid sparrow… (More)

Song syntax, defined as orderly temporal arrangements of acoustic units within a bird song, is a conspicuous feature of the songs… (More)