Front Cover; Advances in The Study of Behavior; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Environmental Acoustics and the Evolution of Bird Song; II. Signaler Adaptations; 1. Song Amplitude; 2. Song Timing; 3. Singing Position; 1. Behavioral Adaptations; 2. Distance Assessment; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2: The Evolution of Song in the Phylloscopus Leaf Warblers (Aves: Sylviidae): A Tale of Sexual Selection, Habitat Adaptation, and Morphological Constraints; II. Material and Methods; A. Taxa Sampled; 1. Body Size; 2. Beak Shape; E. Strength of Sexual Selection

H. Statistics and Data AnalysisB. Morphological Constraints; 1. Size Dimorphism; 2. Latitude; B. Habitat Adaptation; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: A Review of Vocal Duetting in Birds; I. Introduction; II. Duet Structure; A. Coordination of Timing; 1. Song Answering; 2. Fine-Scale Temporal Coordination; 1. Answering Rules; 2. Fine-Scale Coordination of Phrase Types; III. Development of Duets; VII. Evolution; A. Phylogenetic Diversity of Duetting Species; A. Joint Resource Defense; 1. Sex-Specific Defense: Territory or Mate?; 1. Conflict or Cooperation?

E. Ensuring Reproductive SynchronyAcknowledgments; References; Chapter 4: Acoustic Communication in Delphinids; I. Introduction; B. Group and Individual Recognition; X. Future Directions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5: Vocal Performance and Sensorimotor Learning in Songbirds; I. Introduction; 1. Consistency; 2. Trill Structure?; A. Song Acquisition; IV. Vocal Performance and Sensorimotor Learning; A. The Development of Motor Proficiency; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6: Song and Female Mate Choice in Zebra Finches: A Review; I. Introduction

III. Which Song Characteristics are Attractive?A. Song Structure; 1. Differences Between Learned and Untutored Song; 2. Geographic Variation and Domestication; 3. Motif and Song Duration; 4. (Syllable) Repertoire Size; 5. Syntax; 6. Special Elements; 7. Spectral Characteristics; B. Song Performance; 1. Song Rate (Amount or Duration of Song Motifs Per Unit Time); a. Song rate during directed singing: Cause or effect of choice?; b. Song rate and male phenotypic quality; c. Song rate: Summary and conclusions; 2. Temporal Performance (Within Motifs or Songs); 3. Amplitude

4. Directed Versus Undirected Song5. Female Preference: Cause or Effect of Difference in Male Performance?; C. Song as Indicator Trait and Condition Dependency of Male Song; 1. Song as Age Indicator?; 2. Hormonal State; 3. Condition Dependency of Song and Song Learning; 4. Song Rate During Song Development; B. Early Sensory Learning Guiding Adult Song Preferences; 1. Learned Preferences for Specific Song Variants; 2. Generalization Processes; 3. How Much is Learned When and from Whom?; D. Effects on Song Perception Beyond Specific Preferences; E. Learning in the Brain; Acknowledgments