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Pleasure seeking and birdsong [PDF]
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2011 Songbirds sing at high rates within multiple contexts, suggesting that they are highly motivated to communicate and that the act of singing itself may be rewarding. Little is known about the neural regulation of the motivation to communicate. Dopamine and opioid neuropeptides play a primary role in reward seeking and sensory pleasure.
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Bertrand Russell, Karin Costelloe‐Stephen, and Temporal Experience
Noûs, EarlyView.
Emily Thomas
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Effects of political identity activation and inaccurate metaperceptions on attitudes toward wolves
Conservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 3, June 2026.Abstract Polarization between groups can undermine durable conservation outcomes. Activating group identities (i.e., an individual's sense of self derived from membership in a group) can exacerbate differences, especially when people hold inaccurate perceptions of their peers and rivals.
Alexander L. Metcalf, Justin W. Angle
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Syntax in animal communication: its study in songbirds and other taxa
Journal of Avian BiologyMany building blocks of human language can be found within the vocal communication systems of other species, most notably songbirds. One of the most prominent of these building blocks is syntax.
Heather Wolverton, Rindy C. Anderson
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Fisheries Management and Ecology, Volume 33, Issue 3, Page 452-462, June 2026.ABSTRACT Stocking fish is a common practice in fisheries management, particularly for species of high conservation value or economic importance. Despite its widespread use, systematic evaluation of fish stockings remains scarce. This includes non‐native species such as rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), which are intensively stocked into European ...
Christoffer Nagel +4 more
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Special Article: From Birdsong to Babel: the canine connection in the origin of human language
Cuadernos de investigación UNED, 2013 Whistled languages are still found today in many parts of the world, the most celebrated being Silbo, in the Canary Islands. According to Australian Aboriginal legends, it was the birds who taught human beings how to speak.
Graham Pont
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Ecology and Evolution, 2018 Little is known about how important social behaviors such as song vary within and among populations for any of the endemic Hawaiian honeycreepers. Habitat loss and non‐native diseases (e.g., avian malaria) have resulted in isolation and fragmentation of ...
Joshua M. Pang‐Ching +4 more
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Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists, Volume 7, Issue 1, December 2026.
Li Li
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Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, 2015 The majority of distinct sensory and motor events occur as temporally ordered sequences with rich probabilistic structure. Sequences can be characterized by the probability of transitioning from the current state to upcoming states (forward probability),
Kristofer E Bouchard +2 more
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Increased bird sound diversity in vineyards enhances visitors' tour experience
People and NatureBiodiversity is rapidly declining, reducing the quantity and quality of human interactions with nature and constraining its contribution to human health and well‐being.
Natalia B. Zielonka +3 more
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