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The Function And Evolution Of Vocal And Visual Signals In A Neotropical Songbird, The Rufous-Capped Warbler (Basileuterus Rufifrons), Alana Dawn Demko
The Function And Evolution Of Vocal And Visual Signals In A Neotropical Songbird, The Rufous-Capped Warbler (Basileuterus Rufifrons), Alana Dawn Demko
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Animals communicate using multiple signaling modalities, with vocal and visual signals being the most prevalent in birds. The responses of animals to signal divergence among populations, along with the extent of divergence itself, may promote reproductive isolation and potentially speciation. Research on mating signal divergence, and experimental tests of responses to divergent signals, will expand our understanding of the mechanisms of reproductive isolation. In my dissertation, I investigated the form and function of vocal and visual signals in the Rufous-capped Warbler (Basileuterus rufifrons), a Neotropical resident songbird with complex song and bright plumage. I described male vocal behaviour in this …
The Notes Of A Peasant Poet’S Life: Rootedness, Emotion, And Identity In John Clare’S Bird Poetry, Maria Theodora Diakantoniou
The Notes Of A Peasant Poet’S Life: Rootedness, Emotion, And Identity In John Clare’S Bird Poetry, Maria Theodora Diakantoniou
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In this thesis, I explore the Romantic poet John Clare’s remarkable relationship with birds. Clare (1793-1864) was interested in birds for his entire life, writing over one hundred poems devoted to a wide range of species. As an under-educated member of the working class, Clare’s sustained attention to birds was particularly significant. Although he demonstrated a lifelong love of birds, Clare’s emotional circumstances also shaped the way in which he observed and wrote about them. His relocations from his home village of Helpstone in Northamptonshire to Northborough, and later to two different asylums, influenced his ability to comprehend birds. Uprooted …