A survey of vocal mimicry in companion parrots

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  • who: Lauryn Benedict from the DepartmentUniversity of have published the research: A survey of vocal mimicry in companion parrots, in the Journal: Scientific Reports Scientific Reports
  • what: The authors show that parrot vocal learning is generally similar in males and females, but that some species have evolved sex differences. The authors did not run phylogenetically-controlled models because the authors focus on presenting summary data describing species traits, rather than correlating traits in an evolutionary context. The authors report summary statistics on rates of vocal improvisation and contextual vocalization use by species identity; the authors . . .

     

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