The problem of vocal memory in songbirds: complicated acoustic constructions in the song of Pallas's warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus). Doklady biological sciences : proceedings of the Academy ofстатья
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Аннотация:The structure of Pallas’s warbler’s song is unique;
no such examples have been published in available lit
erature. Its mnemenic ability is all the more striking as
this is one of the smallest songbirds. Males weigh as lit
tle as 5–6 g. There is hardly any doubt that the size
of the brain ensuring the memorization of the song
also corresponds to the body weight of this miniature
creature. On the other hand, our results agree with
what is known about the organization of the most
complex vocalization systems in songbirds. One
example is a series of experimental studies on the vocal
behavior and mechanisms of song memorization in
the nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos