Wrens

Breeding season length predicts duet coordination and consistency in Neotropical wrens (Troglodytidae)

Many animals produce coordinated signals, but few are more striking than the elaborate male–female vocal duets produced by some …

Emily L. Keenan, Karan J. Odom, Marcelo Araya-Salas, Kyle G. Horton, Matthew Strimas-Mackey, Megan A. Meatte, Nigel I. Mann, Peter J. B. Slater, J. Jordan Price, Christopher N. Templeton

Anthropogenic noise affects female, not male house wren response to change in signaling network

Vocal signals mediate social relationships, and among networks of territorial animals, information is often shared via broadcast …

Erin E. Grabarczyk, Marcelo Araya-Salas, Maarten J. Vonhof, Sharon A. Gill

Early development of vocal interaction rules in a duetting songbird

Exchange of vocal signals is an important aspect of animal communication. Although birdsong is the premier model for understanding …

Karla D Rivera-cáceres, Esmeralda Quirós-guerrero, Marcelo Araya-Salas, Christopher N Templeton, William A Searcy

Neotropical wrens learn new duet rules as adults

Although song development in songbirds has been much studied as an analogue of language development in humans, the development of vocal …

K. D. Rivera-Cáceres, E. Quirós-Guerrero, Marcelo Araya-Salas, W. A. Searcy

Variación geográfica y posibles mecanismos de evolución cultural en Microcerculus philomela

Investigué la variación del canto en una escala microgeográfica en Microcerculus philomela. Esta ave tiene un repertorio de canto único …

Marcelo Araya-Salas

Is birdsong music?

The nightingale, the lark ascending; the cuckoo, the dawn chorus; since ancient times man has found beauty in birdsong. It appeals to …

Marcelo Araya-Salas

Is birdsong music? Evaluating harmonic intervals in songs of a Neotropical songbird

Signals in animal communication are commonly judged as aesthetically appealing by human standards. This is particularly common for …

Marcelo Araya-Salas