Motor control of sound frequency in birdsong involves the interaction between air sac pressure and labial tension

Frequency modulation is a salient acoustic feature of birdsong. Its control is usually attributed to the activity of syringeal muscles, which affect the tension of the labia responsible for sound production. We use experimental and theoretical tools to test the hypothesis that for birds producing to...

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Autores principales: Alonso, R., Goller, F., Mindlin, G.B.
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spelling todo:paper_15393755_v89_n3_p_Alonso2023-10-03T16:22:47Z Motor control of sound frequency in birdsong involves the interaction between air sac pressure and labial tension Alonso, R. Goller, F. Mindlin, G.B. Condensed matter physics Physics Acoustic features Fundamental frequencies Isofrequency curves Motor control Sac pressure Sound frequency Sound production Frequency modulation air sac animal biological model computer simulation lip physiology pressure procedures Serinus skeletal muscle sound detection tensile strength vocalization Air Sacs Animals Canaries Computer Simulation Lip Models, Biological Muscle, Skeletal Pressure Sound Spectrography Tensile Strength Vocalization, Animal Frequency modulation is a salient acoustic feature of birdsong. Its control is usually attributed to the activity of syringeal muscles, which affect the tension of the labia responsible for sound production. We use experimental and theoretical tools to test the hypothesis that for birds producing tonal sounds such as domestic canaries (Serinus canaria), frequency modulation is determined by both the syringeal tension and the air sac pressure. For different models, we describe the structure of the isofrequency curves, which are sets of parameters leading to sounds presenting the same fundamental frequencies. We show how their shapes determine the relative roles of syringeal tension and air sac pressure in frequency modulation. Finally, we report experiments that allow us to unveil the features of the isofrequency curves. © 2014 American Physical Society. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_15393755_v89_n3_p_Alonso
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topic Condensed matter physics
Physics
Acoustic features
Fundamental frequencies
Isofrequency curves
Motor control
Sac pressure
Sound frequency
Sound production
Frequency modulation
air sac
animal
biological model
computer simulation
lip
physiology
pressure
procedures
Serinus
skeletal muscle
sound detection
tensile strength
vocalization
Air Sacs
Animals
Canaries
Computer Simulation
Lip
Models, Biological
Muscle, Skeletal
Pressure
Sound Spectrography
Tensile Strength
Vocalization, Animal
spellingShingle Condensed matter physics
Physics
Acoustic features
Fundamental frequencies
Isofrequency curves
Motor control
Sac pressure
Sound frequency
Sound production
Frequency modulation
air sac
animal
biological model
computer simulation
lip
physiology
pressure
procedures
Serinus
skeletal muscle
sound detection
tensile strength
vocalization
Air Sacs
Animals
Canaries
Computer Simulation
Lip
Models, Biological
Muscle, Skeletal
Pressure
Sound Spectrography
Tensile Strength
Vocalization, Animal
Alonso, R.
Goller, F.
Mindlin, G.B.
Motor control of sound frequency in birdsong involves the interaction between air sac pressure and labial tension
topic_facet Condensed matter physics
Physics
Acoustic features
Fundamental frequencies
Isofrequency curves
Motor control
Sac pressure
Sound frequency
Sound production
Frequency modulation
air sac
animal
biological model
computer simulation
lip
physiology
pressure
procedures
Serinus
skeletal muscle
sound detection
tensile strength
vocalization
Air Sacs
Animals
Canaries
Computer Simulation
Lip
Models, Biological
Muscle, Skeletal
Pressure
Sound Spectrography
Tensile Strength
Vocalization, Animal
description Frequency modulation is a salient acoustic feature of birdsong. Its control is usually attributed to the activity of syringeal muscles, which affect the tension of the labia responsible for sound production. We use experimental and theoretical tools to test the hypothesis that for birds producing tonal sounds such as domestic canaries (Serinus canaria), frequency modulation is determined by both the syringeal tension and the air sac pressure. For different models, we describe the structure of the isofrequency curves, which are sets of parameters leading to sounds presenting the same fundamental frequencies. We show how their shapes determine the relative roles of syringeal tension and air sac pressure in frequency modulation. Finally, we report experiments that allow us to unveil the features of the isofrequency curves. © 2014 American Physical Society.
format JOUR
author Alonso, R.
Goller, F.
Mindlin, G.B.
author_facet Alonso, R.
Goller, F.
Mindlin, G.B.
author_sort Alonso, R.
title Motor control of sound frequency in birdsong involves the interaction between air sac pressure and labial tension
title_short Motor control of sound frequency in birdsong involves the interaction between air sac pressure and labial tension
title_full Motor control of sound frequency in birdsong involves the interaction between air sac pressure and labial tension
title_fullStr Motor control of sound frequency in birdsong involves the interaction between air sac pressure and labial tension
title_full_unstemmed Motor control of sound frequency in birdsong involves the interaction between air sac pressure and labial tension
title_sort motor control of sound frequency in birdsong involves the interaction between air sac pressure and labial tension
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_15393755_v89_n3_p_Alonso
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