The Physics of Birdsong
E-Book
In recent years birdsong has developed into an extremely interesting problem for researchers in several branches of the scientific community. The reason is that of the approximately 10,000 species of birds known to exist, some 4000 share with humans (and just a few other species in the animal kingdom) a remarkable feature: their acquisition of vocalization requires a certain degree of exposure to a tutor. Between the complex neural architecture involved in the process and the song itself, stands a delicate apparatus that the bird must control with incredible precision. This book deals with the physical mechanisms at work in the production of birdsong, the acoustic effects that the avian vocal organ is capable of generating, and the nature of the neural instructions needed to drive it. The book provides fascinating reading for physicists, biologists and general readers alike.
1;Preface;62;Contents;83;1 Elements of the Description;123.1;1.1 Sound;123.2;1.2 Frequency and Amplitude;183.3;1.3 Harmonics and Superposition;203.4;1.4 Sonograms;244;2 Sources and Filters;274.1;2.1 Sources of Sound;274.2;2.2 Filters and Resonances;324.3;2.3 Filtering a Signal;425;3 Anatomy of the Vocal Organ;465.1;3.1 Morphology and Function;465.2;3.2 The Oscine Syrinx;505.3;3.3 The Nonoscine Syrinx;535.4;3.4 Respiration;556;4 The Sources of Sound in Birdsong;566.1;4.1 Linear Oscillators;566.2;4.2 Nonlinear Oscillators;596.3;4.3 Oscillations in the Syrinx;636.4;4.4 Filtering the Signal;687;5 The Instructions for the Syrinx;707.1;5.1 The Structure of a Song;707.2;5.2 The Construction of Syllables;757.3;5.3 The Active Control of the Airflow: a Prediction;797.4;5.4 Experimental Support;817.5;5.5 Lateralization;858;6 Complex Oscillations;878.1;6.1 Complex Sounds;878.2;6.2 Acoustic Feedback;908.3;6.3 Labia with Structure;948.4;6.4 Choosing Between Two Models;999;7 Synthesizing Birdsong;1069.1;7.1 Numerical Integration and Sound;1069.2;7.2 Analog Integration;1109.3;7.3 Playback Experiments;1159.4;7.4 Why Numerical Work?;11510;8 From the Syrinx to the Brain;12010.1;8.1 The Motor Pathway;12110.2;8.2 The AFP Pathway;12210.3;8.3 Models for the Motor Pathway: What for?;12310.4;8.4 Conceptual Models and Computational Models;12610.5;8.5 Sensorimotor Control of Singing;13310.6;8.6 Computational Models and Learning;13410.7;8.7 Rate Models;13610.8;8.8 Lights and Shadows of Modeling Brain Activity;13911;9 Complex Rhythms;14011.1;9.1 Linear vs. Nonlinear Forced Oscillators;14011.2;9.2 Duets;14211.3;9.3 Nonlinear Dynamics;14711.4;9.4 Respiration;15311.5;9.5 Body and Brain;15512;References;157
Mindlin, Gabriel B.
Laje, Rodrigo
| ISBN | 9783540282495 |
|---|---|
| Artikelnummer | 9783540282495 |
| Medientyp | E-Book - PDF |
| Auflage | 2. Aufl. |
| Copyrightjahr | 2005 |
| Verlag | Springer-Verlag |
| Umfang | 158 Seiten |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Kopierschutz | Digitales Wasserzeichen |
