Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs L.) song in populations of the East Europe

Olesya Anatolyevna Astakhova

Department of Vertebrate Zoology, M. V. Lomonosov Biology Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia;.

DOI: 10.4236/ojas.2012.24029                

Abstract

At studying of song organizations of chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs L.) are found out unique parities of song types in different local populations of a species-specific area. Thus in different areas of the East Europe are forming original (different) song cultures of chaffinch—the certain set of song types including so-called “dialect song forms”. The complex interrelation of geographical variability of chaffinch song in many respects gives a support at an evolutionary view in the given aspect.

Keywords

Species-Specific Song of Chaffinch; Different Song Types; Song Cultures; Degree of Prevalence of Song Types in Populations

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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