Territorial black-capped chickadee males respond faster to high-than to low-frequency songs in experimentally elevated noise conditions

SE LaZerte, H Slabbekoorn, KA Otter - PeerJ, 2017 - peerj.com
Low-frequency urban noise can interfere with avian communication through masking. Some
species are able to shift the frequency of their vocalizations upwards in noisy conditions …

More Mountain Chickadees (Poecile gambeli) sing atypical songs in urban than in rural areas

SE LaZerte, KLD Marini… - The Canadian …, 2019 - canadianfieldnaturalist.ca
Urbanization results in novel ecosystems with unique challenges. These may lead to
problems during song learning or development and could result in the singing of atypical …

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Birds use both songs and calls to communicate and rely heavily on these vocalizations for
many purposes, such as attracting mates, defending territories, advertising food sources, etc …