Developmental stress affects song learning but not song complexity and vocal amplitude in zebra finches
Open accessAbstract
Several recent studies have tested the hypothesis that song quality in adult birds may reflect early developmental conditions, specifically nutritional stress during the nestling period. Whilst all of these earlier studies found apparent links between early nutritional stress and song quality, their results disagree as to which aspects of song learning or production were affected. In this study, we attempted to reconcile these apparently inconsistent results. Our study also provides the first assessment of song amplitude in relation to early developmental stress and as a potential cue to male quality. We used an experimental manipulation in which the seeds on which the birds were reared were mixed with husks, making them more difficult for the parents to obtain. Compared with controls, such chicks were lighter at fledging; they were thereafter placed on a normal diet and had caught up by 100 days. We show that nutritional stress during the first 30 days of life reduced the birds' accuracy of song syntax learning, resulting in poorer copies of tutor songs. Our experimental manipulations did not lead to significant changes in song amplitude, song duration or repertoire size. Thus, individual differences observed in song performance features probably reflect differences in current condition or motivation rather than past condition.
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Claims the paper makes
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
One study on zebra finches found no effects of environmental stress on phonetics.
“one study on zebra finches found no effects [65]”
From ‘Out of tune’: consequences of inbreeding on bird song (2016) · cites this paper as [65]
Self-check
Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
The self-check needs the paper’s full text.
Cites
Biological signals as handicaps
Grafen, A. (1990) · Journal of Theoretical Biology · doi:10.1016/s0022-5193(05)80088-8 · Cited by 2,462 · see citing works
Bird song: biological themes and variations
(1996) · Choice Reviews Online · doi:10.5860/choice.33-2735 · Cited by 2,170 · see citing works
Bird Song: Biological Themes and Variations
Catchpole, C. K., & Slater, P. J. B. (2008) · doi:10.1017/cbo9780511754791 · Cited by 1,193 · see citing works
Self-citationAcoustic Communication in Noise
Brumm, H., & Slabbekoorn, H. (2005) · Advances in the study of behavior · doi:10.1016/s0065-3454(05)35004-2 · Cited by 962 · see citing works
Self-citationA procedure for an automated measurement of song similarity
Tchernichovski, O., Nottebohm, F., Ho, C. E., Pesaran, B., & Mitra, P. P. (2000) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1006/anbe.1999.1416 · Cited by 723 · see citing works
The honesty of bird song: multiple constraints for multiple traits
Gil, D., & Gahr, M. L. (2002) · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · doi:10.1016/s0169-5347(02)02410-2 · Cited by 708 · see citing works
S., N., W., S., & S., P. (2002) · Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology · doi:10.1007/s00359-002-0361-3 · Cited by 481 · see citing works
Song Learning, Early Nutrition and Sexual Selection in Songbirds
Nowicki, S., Peters, S. S., & Podos, J. (1998) · American Zoologist · doi:10.1093/icb/38.1.179 · Cited by 473 · see citing works
Song Types in the Zebra Finch Poephila guttata castanotis 1
Sossinka, R., & Böhner, J. (1980) · Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie · doi:10.1111/j.1439-0310.1980.tb01044.x · Cited by 397 · see citing works
Song learning in zebra finches: some effects of song model availability on what is learnt and when
Eales, L. A. (1985) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1016/s0003-3472(85)80189-5 · Cited by 376 · see citing works
Song as an honest signal of developmental stress in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
Spencer, K. A., Buchanan, K. L., Goldsmith, A. R., & Catchpole, C. K. (2003) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/s0018-506x(03)00124-7 · Cited by 345 · see citing works
Song as an honest signal of past developmental stress in the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Buchanan, K. L., Spencer, K. A., Goldsmith, A. R., & Catchpole, C. K. (2003) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rspb.2003.2330 · Cited by 315 · see citing works
Noise-dependent song amplitude regulation in a territorial songbird
Brumm, H., & Todt, D. (2002) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1006/anbe.2001.1968 · Cited by 247 · see citing works
Self-citationThe neuromuscular control of birdsong
Suthers, R. A., Goller, F., & Pytte, C. L. (1999) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rstb.1999.0444 · Cited by 223 · see citing works
Developmental stress selectively affects the song control nucleus HVC in the zebra finch
Buchanan, K., Leitner, S., Spencer, K., Goldsmith, A., & Catchpole, C. (2004) · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rspb.2004.2874 · Cited by 208 · see citing works
Song Learning in Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata): Progress and Prospects
Slater, P. J. B., Eales, L. A., & Clayton, N. S. (1988) · Advances in the study of behavior · doi:10.1016/s0065-3454(08)60308-3 · Cited by 203 · see citing works
Self-citationAmplitude regulation of vocalizations in noise by a songbird,Taeniopygia guttata
Cynx, J., LEWIS, R., TAVEL, B., & TSE, H. (1998) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1006/anbe.1998.0746 · Cited by 185 · see citing works
Parasites affect song complexity and neural development in a songbird
Spencer, K. A., Buchanan, K. L., Leitner, S., Goldsmith, A. R., & Catchpole, C. K. (2005) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rspb.2005.3188 · Cited by 171 · see citing works
Böhner, J. (1983) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1016/s0003-3472(83)80193-6 · Cited by 155 · see citing works
Fitness consequences of foraging behaviour in the zebra finch
Lemon, W. C. (1991) · Nature · doi:10.1038/352153a0 · Cited by 152 · see citing works
Vocal imitation in zebra finches is inversely related to model abundance
Tchernichovski, O., Lints, T., Mitra, P. P., & Nottebohm, F. (1999) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.96.22.12901 · Cited by 144 · see citing works
Maternal developmental stress reduces reproductive success of female offspring in zebra finches
Naguib, M., Nemitz, A., & Gil, D. (2006) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rspb.2006.3526 · Cited by 132 · see citing works
Gil, D., Naguib, M., Riebel, K., Rutstein, A. N., & Gahr, M. L. (2006) · Journal of Neurobiology · doi:10.1002/neu.20312 · Cited by 113 · see citing works
Accuracy of song syntax learning and singing consistency signal early condition in zebra finches
Holveck, M., de Castro, A. C. V., Lachlan, R. F., ten Cate, C., & Riebel, K. (2008) · Behavioral Ecology · doi:10.1093/beheco/arn078 · Cited by 113 · see citing works
Zann, R. A., & Cash, E. (2007) · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology · doi:10.1007/s00265-007-0467-2 · Cited by 104 · see citing works
Animals can vary signal amplitude with receiver distance: evidence from zebra finch song
Brumm, H., & Slater, P. J. B. (2006) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.01.020 · Cited by 104 · see citing works
Self-citationTransgenerational body size effects caused by early developmental stress in zebra finches
Naguib, M., & Gil, D. (2005) · Biology Letters · doi:10.1098/rsbl.2004.0277 · Cited by 104 · see citing works
Studying the Song Development Process: Rationale and Methods
Tchernichovski, O., Lints, T., Derégnaucourt, S., Cimenser, A., & Mitra, P. P. (2004) · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1196/annals.1298.031 · Cited by 92 · see citing works
Male–male vocal interactions and the adjustment of song amplitude in a territorial bird
Brumm, H., & Todt, D. (2004) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.06.006 · Cited by 90 · see citing works
Self-citationSong amplitude and body size in birds
Brumm, H. (2009) · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology · doi:10.1007/s00265-009-0743-4 · Cited by 86 · see citing works
Self-citationEarly Rearing Conditions Affect the Development of Body Size and Song in Bengalese Finches
Soma, M., Takahasi, M., Ikebuchi, M., Yamada, H., Suzuki, M., Hasegawa, T., & Okanoya, K. (2006) · Ethology · doi:10.1111/j.1439-0310.2006.01263.x · Cited by 67 · see citing works
Arnold, K. E., Blount, J. D., Metcalfe, N. B., Orr, K. J., Adam, A., Houston, D. C., & Monaghan, P. (2007) · Journal of Avian Biology · doi:10.1111/j.0908-8857.2007.03818.x · Cited by 49 · see citing works
Plummer, E. M., & Goller, F. (2007) · Journal of Experimental Biology · doi:10.1242/jeb.011908 · Cited by 46 · see citing works
Sound radiation patterns in Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) songs
Brumm, H. (2002) · Journal für Ornithologie · doi:10.1007/bf02465601 · Cited by 36 · see citing works
Self-citationSocial mediation of vocal amplitude in a songbird, Taeniopygia guttata
Cynx, J., & Gell, C. (2004) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.04.008 · Cited by 35 · see citing works
Pattern amplitude is related to pattern imitation during the song development of nightingales
Brumm, H., & Hultsch, H. (2001) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1006/anbe.2000.1664 · Cited by 27 · see citing works
Self-citation
Flagged first, then by citations
1 of the 37 references couldn’t be matched to a known paper.
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Nemeth, E., Pieretti, N., Zollinger, S. A., Geberzahn, N., Partecke, J., Miranda, A. C., & Brumm, H. (2013) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rspb.2012.2798 · Cited by 236 · see citing works
Self-citationChapter 6 Song and Female Mate Choice in Zebra Finches: A Review
Riebel, K. (2009) · Advances in the study of behavior · doi:10.1016/s0065-3454(09)40006-8 · Cited by 194 · see citing works
Mate choice for cognitive traits: a review of the evidence in nonhuman vertebrates
Boogert, N. J., Fawcett, T. W., & Lefebvre, L. (2011) · Behavioral Ecology · doi:10.1093/beheco/arq173 · Cited by 176 · see citing works
Effects of developmental stress on animal phenotype and performance: a quantitative review
Eyck, H. J. F., Buchanan, K. L., Crino, O. L., & Jessop, T. S. (2019) · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · doi:10.1111/brv.12496 · Cited by 111 · see citing works
Song amplitude and body size in birds
Brumm, H. (2009) · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology · doi:10.1007/s00265-009-0743-4 · Cited by 86 · see citing works
Self-citationSchmidt, K. L., Moore, S. D., MacDougall‐Shackleton, E. A., & MacDougall‐Shackleton, S. A. (2013) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.03.036 · Cited by 81 · see citing works
Zebra finch song reflects current food availability
Ritschard, M., & Brumm, H. (2011) · Evolutionary Ecology · doi:10.1007/s10682-011-9541-3 · Cited by 75 · see citing works
Self-citationCompensatory growth affects exploratory behaviour in zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata
Krause, E. T., & Naguib, M. (2011) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.03.021 · Cited by 74 · see citing works
Melissa Bateson, B., & Feenders, G. (2010) · ILAR Journal · doi:10.1093/ilar.51.4.394 · Cited by 73 · see citing works
Why birds sing loud songs and why they sometimes don't
Zollinger, S. A., & Brumm, H. (2015) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2015.03.030 · Cited by 68 · see citing works
Self-citationGriffith, S. C., Crino, O. L., Andrew, S. C., Nomano, F. Y., Adkins–Regan, E., Alonso‐Álvarez, C., Bailey, I. E., Bittner, S., Bolton, P. E., Boner, W., et al. (2016) · Ethology · doi:10.1111/eth.12576 · Cited by 68 · see citing works
Ullrich, R. C., Norton, P., & Scharff, C. (2016) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2015.11.012 · Cited by 63 · see citing works
Riebel, K., Naguib, M., & Gil, D. (2009) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.09.011 · Cited by 61 · see citing works
Developmental Stress, Song-Learning, and Cognition
Peters, S. S., Searcy, W. A., & Nowicki, S. (2014) · Integrative and Comparative Biology · doi:10.1093/icb/icu020 · Cited by 61 · see citing works
Drummond, H. M., & Ancona, S. (2015) · The Auk · doi:10.1642/auk-14-244.1 · Cited by 59 · see citing works
Developmental stress and birdsong: current evidence and future directions
MacDougall‐Shackleton, S. A., & Spencer, K. A. (2012) · Journal für Ornithologie · doi:10.1007/s10336-011-0807-x · Cited by 58 · see citing works
Brust, V., Krüger, O., Naguib, M., & Krause, E. T. (2014) · Behavioural Processes · doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2014.01.019 · Cited by 51 · see citing works
Does song complexity correlate with problem-solving performance in flocks of zebra finches?
Templeton, C. N., Laland, K. N., & Boogert, N. J. (2014) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.03.019 · Cited by 49 · see citing works
Zollinger, S., Dorado-Correa, A. M., Goymann, W., Forstmeier, W., Knief, U., Urrutia, A. M. B., & Brumm, H. (2019) · Conservation Physiology · doi:10.1093/conphys/coz056 · Cited by 43 · see citing works
Self-citationRock Sparrow Song Reflects Male Age and Reproductive Success
Nemeth, E., Kempenaers, B., Matessi, G., & Brumm, H. (2012) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0043259 · Cited by 48 · see citing works
Self-citationSong performance and elaboration as potential indicators of male quality in Java sparrows
Kagawa, H., & Soma, M. (2013) · Behavioural Processes · doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2013.07.012 · Cited by 47 · see citing works
Kriengwatana, B. P., Wada, H., Schmidt, K. L., Taves, M. D., Soma, K. K., & MacDougall‐Shackleton, S. A. (2014) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2013.12.013 · Cited by 44 · see citing works
Bat songs as acoustic beacons - male territorial songs attract dispersing females
Knörnschild, M., Blüml, S., Steidl, P., Eckenweber, M., & Nagy, M. (2017) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-017-14434-5 · Cited by 44 · see citing works
Getting a Head Start: Diet, Sub-Adult Growth, and Associative Learning in a Seed-Eating Passerine
Bonaparte, K. M., Riffle-Yokoi, C., & Burley, N. T. (2011) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0023775 · Cited by 41 · see citing works
Stress hormones, social associations and song learning in zebra finches
Boogert, N. J., Lachlan, R. F., Spencer, K. A., Templeton, C. N., & Farine, D. R. (2018) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rstb.2017.0290 · Cited by 41 · see citing works
No heightened condition dependence of zebra finch ornaments – a quantitative genetic approach
Bolund, E., Schielzeth, H., & Forstmeier, W. (2010) · Journal of Evolutionary Biology · doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01927.x · Cited by 41 · see citing works
Kriengwatana, B. P., Farrell, T. M., Aitken, S. D. T., Díaz, L. G., & MacDougall‐Shackleton, S. A. (2015) · Behaviour · doi:10.1163/1568539x-00003239 · Cited by 40 · see citing works
Are commonly used metrics of bird song complexity concordant?
Benedict, L., & Najar, N. A. (2019) · The Auk · doi:10.1093/auk/uky008 · Cited by 39 · see citing works
Colombelli‐Négrel, D., Webster, M. S., Dowling, J. L., Hauber, M. E., & Kleindorfer, S. (2016) · The Auk · doi:10.1642/auk-15-162.1 · Cited by 38 · see citing works
Adiposity signals predict vocal effort in Alston's singing mice
Burkhard, T. T., Westwick, R. R., & Phelps, S. M. (2018) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rspb.2018.0090 · Cited by 38 · see citing works
Honarmand, M., Riebel, K., & Naguib, M. (2015) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2015.06.017 · Cited by 37 · see citing works
Potvin, D. A., Curcio, M., Swaddle, J. P., & MacDougall‐Shackleton, S. A. (2016) · PeerJ · doi:10.7717/peerj.2287 · Cited by 37 · see citing works
Singing in Space and Time: The Biology of Birdsong
Naguib, M., & Riebel, K. (2013) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-94-007-7414-8_13 · Cited by 34 · see citing works
Ritschard, M., Laucht, S., Dale, J., & Brumm, H. (2010) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2010.10.005 · Cited by 33 · see citing works
Self-citationWoodgate, J., Leitner, S., Catchpole, C. K., Berg, M. L., Bennett, A. T. D., & Buchanan, K. L. (2011) · Behavioral Ecology · doi:10.1093/beheco/arr006 · Cited by 33 · see citing works
Female response to song reflects male developmental history in swamp sparrows
Searcy, W. A., Peters, S. S., Kipper, S., & Nowicki, S. (2010) · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology · doi:10.1007/s00265-010-0949-5 · Cited by 32 · see citing works
Schuchmann, M., & Siemers, B. M. (2010) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012842 · Cited by 31 · see citing works
Derégnaucourt, S. (2011) · Interaction Studies Social Behaviour and Communication in Biological and Artificial Systems · doi:10.1075/is.12.2.07der · Cited by 29 · see citing works
Song complexity in male marsh warblers: does it reflect male quality?
Darolová, A., Krištofík, J., Hoi, H., & Wink, M. (2011) · Journal für Ornithologie · doi:10.1007/s10336-011-0759-1 · Cited by 29 · see citing works
Quantitative integration of genetic factors in the learning and production of canary song
Mundinger, P. C., & Lahti, D. C. (2014) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rspb.2013.2631 · Cited by 27 · see citing works
Song repertoire size correlates with measures of body size in Eurasian blackbirds
Dabelsteen, T., Coppack, T., Hesler, N., Sacher, T., Bairlein, F., & Mundry, R. (2012) · Behaviour · doi:10.1163/156853912x649920 · Cited by 27 · see citing works
Cardoso, G. C., Atwell, J. W., Hu, Y., Ketterson, E. D., & Price, T. D. (2012) · Ethology · doi:10.1111/j.1439-0310.2012.02047.x · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Mate choice decision rules: Trait synergisms and preference shifts
Burley, N. T., Hamedani, E., & Symanski, C. T. (2018) · Ecology and Evolution · doi:10.1002/ece3.3831 · Cited by 24 · see citing works
Does song repertoire size in Common Blackbirds play a role in an intra-sexual context?
Hesler, N., Mundry, R., & Dabelsteen, T. (2010) · Journal für Ornithologie · doi:10.1007/s10336-010-0618-5 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Social Factors in Song Learning: A Review of Estrildid Finch Research
Soma, M. (2011) · ORNITHOLOGICAL SCIENCE · doi:10.2326/osj.10.89 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Budka, M., Jobda, M., Szałański, P., & Piórkowski, H. (2022) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0266557 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
‘Out of tune’: consequences of inbreeding on bird song
de Boer, R. A., Eens, M., & Müller, W. (2016) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rspb.2016.1142 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
Zebra finch song is a very short-range signal in the wild: evidence from an integrated approach
Loning, H., Griffith, S. C., & Naguib, M. (2021) · Behavioral Ecology · doi:10.1093/beheco/arab107 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
Detrimental or beneficial? Untangling the literature on developmental stress studies in birds
Wada, H., & Coutts, V. M. (2021) · Journal of Experimental Biology · doi:10.1242/jeb.227363 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
How Reliable Is Song Learning Accuracy as a Signal of Male Early Condition?
Lachlan, R. F., & Nowicki, S. (2012) · The American Naturalist · doi:10.1086/668010 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
Dickerson, A. L., Hall, M. L., & Jones, T. M. (2023) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2023.01.018 · Cited by 22 · see citing works
Müller, W., Vergauwen, J., & Eens, M. (2010) · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology · doi:10.1007/s00265-010-0989-x · Cited by 22 · see citing works
Drinking Songs: Alcohol Effects on Learned Song of Zebra Finches
Olson, C. R., Owen, D. C., Ryabinin, A. E., & Mello, C. V. (2014) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0115427 · Cited by 22 · see citing works
Developmental Stress and Correlated Cognitive Traits in Songbirds
Farrell, T. M., Kriengwatana, B. P., & MacDougall‐Shackleton, S. A. (2015) · Comparative Cognition & Behavior Reviews · doi:10.3819/ccbr.2015.100001 · Cited by 21 · see citing works
Mennill, D. J. (2024) · Bioacoustics · doi:10.1080/09524622.2024.2315054 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
Does age matter in song bird vocal interactions? Results from interactive playback experiments
Kiefer, S., Scharff, C., & Kipper, S. (2011) · Frontiers in Zoology · doi:10.1186/1742-9994-8-29 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
Pasch, B. S., Abbasi, M. Z., Wilson, M. M., Zhao, D., Searle, J. B., Webster, M. S., & Rice, A. N. (2016) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.02.012 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
Diet and birdsong: short‐term nutritional enrichment improves songs of adult Bengalese finch males
Yamada, K., & Soma, M. (2016) · Journal of Avian Biology · doi:10.1111/jav.00979 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
Zebra finch males compensate in plumage ornaments at sexual maturation for a bad start in life
Krause, E. T., & Naguib, M. (2015) · Frontiers in Zoology · doi:10.1186/1742-9994-12-s1-s11 · Cited by 16 · see citing works
Vocal Response to Traffic Noise in a Non-Passerine Bird: The Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
Barrero, A., Llusia, D., Traba, J., Iglesias-Merchán, C., & Morales, M. B. (2020) · Ardeola · doi:10.13157/arla.68.1.2021.ra8 · Cited by 15 · see citing works
Loning, H., Griffith, S. C., & Naguib, M. (2024) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rstb.2023.0191 · Cited by 15 · see citing works
Zito, J. B., Hanna, A., Kadoo, N., & Tomaszycki, M. L. (2017) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2017.08.001 · Cited by 15 · see citing works
Liu, Y., Zollinger, S. A., & Brumm, H. (2020) · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology · doi:10.1007/s00265-020-02942-w · Cited by 13 · see citing works
Self-citationFarrell, T. M., Morgan, A., Sarquis‐Adamson, Y., & MacDougall‐Shackleton, S. A. (2015) · General and Comparative Endocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2015.08.001 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
Early developmental stress negatively affects neuronal recruitment to avian song system nucleus HVC
Honarmand, M., Thompson, C. K., Schatton, A., Kipper, S., & Scharff, C. (2015) · Developmental Neurobiology · doi:10.1002/dneu.22302 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
Buchanan, K. L. (2011) · Behavioral Ecology · doi:10.1093/beheco/arq083 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
Schroeder, K. M., & Remage‐Healey, L. (2020) · Developmental Neurobiology · doi:10.1002/dneu.22802 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
Sewall, K. B., Anderson, R. C., Soha, J. A., Peters, S. S., & Nowicki, S. (2018) · Developmental Neurobiology · doi:10.1002/dneu.22600 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
Wild zebra finches are attracted towards acoustic cues from conspecific social groups
Adrian, C., Griffith, S. C., Naguib, M., & Schuett, W. (2022) · Behavioral Ecology · doi:10.1093/beheco/arac013 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
Shahbazi, M., Jimenez, P., Martinez, L. A., & Carruth, L. L. (2014) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2014.01.010 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
Developmental stress and birdsong: integrating signal function and development
MacDougall‐Shackleton, S. A. (2015) · Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.cobeha.2015.10.013 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Honarmand, M., Krause, E. T., & Naguib, M. (2017) · PeerJ · doi:10.7717/peerj.3628 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
Early life and transgenerational stressors impact secondary sexual traits and fitness
Wilson, K. M., Tatarenkov, A., & Burley, N. T. (2019) · Behavioral Ecology · doi:10.1093/beheco/arz020 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
Variable ambient temperature promotes song learning and production in zebra finches
Lefeuvre, M., Lu, C., Botero, C. A., & Rutkowska, J. (2023) · Behavioral Ecology · doi:10.1093/beheco/arad014 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
Hamaide, J., Groof, G. D., Ruijssevelt, L. V., Lukacova, K., Audekerke, J. V., Verhoye, M., & der Linden, A. V. (2018) · NeuroImage · doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.08.015 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
Sierro, J., Sierro, J., & Slabbekoorn, H. (2020) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.04.016 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
Parental developmental experience affects vocal learning in offspring
Kraft, F.-L. H., Crino, O. L., Adeniran-Obey, S. O., Moraney, R. A., Clayton, D. F., George, J. M., & Buchanan, K. L. (2024) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-024-64520-8 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
Evolution of the syrinx of Apodiformes, including the vocal-learning Trochilidae (Aves: Strisores)
Legendre, L. J., Rodríguez‐Saltos, C. A., Eliason, C. M., & Clarke, J. A. (2024) · Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society · doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae001 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Variable and mismatching temperature regimes impair song learning in zebra finches
Lefeuvre, M., Lu, C., Botero, C. A., & Rutkowska, J. (2025) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2024.123053 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Kriengwatana, B. P., & MacDougall‐Shackleton, S. A. (2014) · Physiological and Biochemical Zoology · doi:10.1086/678988 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
The effect of early life conditions on song traits in male dippers (Cinclus cinclus)
Magoolagan, L., Mawby, P. J., Whitehead, F. A., & Sharp, S. P. (2018) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0205101 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Kriengwatana, B. P. (2019) · Integrative Zoology · doi:10.1111/1749-4877.12379 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Kriengwatana, B. P. (2013) · Scholarship@Western (Western University) · Cited by 2 · see citing works
The effects of corticosterone on birdsong in the adult zebra finch
Faltynek, P. (2014) · Scholarship@Western (Western University) · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Condition dependence and fitness consequences of sexual traits in zebra finches
Bolund, E. (2009) · doi:10.5282/edoc.10285 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Snyder, K. T., Sellers, M. L., & Creanza, N. (2024) · Journal of Field Ornithology · doi:10.5751/jfo-00442-950203 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
The Major Histocompatibility Complex in Song Sparrows: Immunity, Signals, and Mate Choice
Slade, J. W. G. (2018) · Scholarship@Western (Western University) · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Song amplitude variation in Masked Gnatcatcher (Polioptila dumicola) as response to traffic noise
León, E. J., Lorenzón, R. E., Sovrano, L. V., Beltzer, A. H., & Peltzer, P. M. (2024) · Urban Ecosystems · doi:10.1007/s11252-024-01515-3 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Arif, M., Aırın, C. M., Datrianto, D. S., Yoelinda, V. T., Sarmin, S., Fibrianto, Y. H., & Astutı, P. (2024) · Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences · doi:10.17582/journal.aavs/2024/12.3.405.410 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Lefeuvre, M., & Rutkowska, J. (2024) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2024.114581 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Coutts, V. M., Messerly, K. I., & Wada, H. (2025) · Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology · doi:10.1002/jez.2909 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
The Phylogeny and Function of Vocal Complexity in Geladas
Gustison, M. L. (2017) · Deep Blue (University of Michigan) · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Numerous Paradoxes Explained by BandwagoningPreprint
Solon, I. S. (2019) · Preprints.org · doi:10.20944/preprints201907.0184.v1
The evolution of genetic bandwagoningPreprint
Solon, I. S. (2016) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/064493 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Coulter, A., & Prather, J. F. (2021) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6_289-1 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
On the significance of song amplitude in birds – function, mechanisms, and ontogeny
Ritschard, M. (2012) · KOPS (University of Konstanz) · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Eating like a bird : long term effects of nutritional stress
Honarmand, M. (2009) · PUB – Publications at Bielefeld University (Bielefeld University)
Understanding The Role Of Nutritional Stress In The Adult And Developing Zebra Finch
Thompson, J. B. (2014) · Human Biology
The role of learned foraging behaviour in mate interactions and mate choice decisions in birds
Boogert, N. J. (2011) · eScholarship@McGill (McGill) · doi:10.82308/38521
Condition-Dependent Traits in Birds and Fish
Geary, D. C. (2015) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-801562-9.00003-x
- Authors
- Brumm, H., Zollinger, S. A., & Slater, P. J. B.
- Affiliations
- University of St Andrews (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Brumm, Henrik
- Venue
- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
- Published
- 2009-03-24
- Volume
- 63
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 1387-1395
- ISSN
- 0340-5443 (ISSN-L)
- 1432-0762
- PMC
- PMC2699386
- OpenAlex
- W2055735065
- Cited by
- 117
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 6.81
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc
- Locations
- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (BR 2309/6-1)
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/E003494/1)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology › Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Avian ecology and behavior
- Keywords
- developmental stress, nutritional stress, song learning, song complexity, song amplitude, zebra finch, song syntax, male quality, fledging weight, individual differences, current status
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
