Table of Contents

1 Factors to Consider in Recording Avian Sounds
2 The Structural Basis of Voice Production and Its Relationship to Sound Characteristics
3 Neural Control of Passerine Song
4 Auditory Perception in Birds
5 Adaptations for Acoustic Communication in Birds: Sound Transmission and Signal Detection
6 Grading, Discreteness, Redundancy, and Motivation-Structural Rules
7 The Coding of Species-Specific Characteristics in Bird Sounds
8 Character and Variance Shift in Acoustic Signals of Birds
9 The Evolution of Bird Sounds in Relation to Mating and Spacing Behavior