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A Tradeoff Between Performance and Accuracy in Bird Song Learning

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Discrimination of vocal performance by male swamp sparrows

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Female response to song reflects male developmental history in swamp sparrows

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Are there species-universal categories in bird song phonology and syntax? A comparative study of chaffinches (Fringilla coelebs), zebra finches (Taenopygia guttata), and swamp sparrows (Melospiza georgiana).

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Operant conditioning and copulation solicitation display assays reveal a stable preference for local song by female swamp sparrows Melospiza georgiana

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Neural correlates of categorical perception in learned vocal communication

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Reliable aggressive signalling in swamp sparrows

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