| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10970890 | Animal Behaviour | 2012 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
⺠I evaluated whether birdsong elements share the same frequency intervals found in music. ⺠I examined frequency ratios of adjacent notes in nightingale wren song relative to harmonic intervals. ⺠Intervals of nightingale wren song were compared to chromatic, major diatonic and major pentatonic musical scales. ⺠No significant use of harmonic intervals in nightingale wren song was found. ⺠These results suggest that birdsong is not organized by the same rules used in musical composition.
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Authors
Marcelo Araya-Salas,