LEADER 02608nam 2200469z- 450 001 9910261144703321 005 20210211 035 $a(CKB)4100000002484645 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/47716 035 $a(oapen)doab47716 035 $a(oapen)47716 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000002484645 100 $a20202102d2017 |y 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aFitness Costs and Benefits of Female Song 210 $cFrontiers Media SA$d2017 215 $a1 online resource (186 p.) 225 1 $aFrontiers Research Topics 311 08$a2-88945-258-1 330 $aBird song, traditionally regarded as primarily a male trait, is in fact widespread among female songbirds and was probably present in the ancestor of modern songbirds (Odom et al 2014 Nature Communications). These recent findings challenge the view that sexual dimorphism in the expression and complexity of song is largely the outcome of sexual selection on males. It is now clear that understanding the evolution of bird song requires explaining variation within and among species in the expression and complexity of female song. To do this, we need a better understanding of the nature of variation in female song in different contexts and systems, as well as the fitness costs and benefits of variation in the expression and complexity of female song. This Research Topic draws together current research on female song with the goal of understanding the fitness costs and benefits of the diversity of female singing behaviour apparent among songbirds. It includes articles ranging from single-species studies investigating how female song varies with context and contrasts with male song, to comparative analyses exploring relationships between female song and ecological, social, and other factors, as well as opinion pieces. 606 $aEcological science, the Biosphere$2bicssc 610 $abirdsong 610 $aduetting 610 $afemale fitness 610 $afemale ornaments 610 $afemale-female competition 610 $aresource defense 610 $asexual dimorphism 610 $asexual selection 610 $asocial selection 610 $avocal learning 615 7$aEcological science, the Biosphere 700 $aMichelle L. Hall$4auth$01326672 702 $aNaomi E. Langmore$4auth 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910261144703321 996 $aFitness Costs and Benefits of Female Song$93037648 997 $aUNINA