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A new study investigates whether the behaviour of male territorial nightingales is influenced by either of two asymmetrically interacting rivals simulated by recordings in which one male overlaps the song of another. The results show that nightingales show more intense response near the song of the overlapper rather than the overlapped, and also suggests that information on rivals' behaviour may be used by individuals to decide which strategies to choose in possible interactions with other songsters.
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The acquisition of species-typical song patterns in male hand-reared nightingales, Luscinia megarhynchos, is boosted when these patterns are paired with pulsed light stimuli. These effects can be seen as a result of intrinsic components such as an increased arousal or sensory attention. This research has produced the first evidence that young birds can be directed to acquire songs paired with a nonsocial, visual stimulus.
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The serial order effect in the song acquisition of hand-reared nightingales, Luscinia megarhynchos, was analyzed. Results showed a context effect such that subjects performed imitations of model songs that were part of a string of master song-types in sequence. Package effect was also observed such that subjects performed imitations of song-types that were sequentially associated in a string of master song-types.
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