Higher-order dialectic variation and syntactic convergence in the complex warble song of budgerigars
A. J. Madabhushi, N. Wewhare, P. Binwal, A. Krishnan
This study examines vocal sequence variation in budgerigars and finds that colony-specific syntactic structures change upon social group contact, leading to convergence in vocal patterns.
bioRxiv · Sep 18, 2022Animal Behavior & Cognition