Some Aspects of Bird Song Are Innate, While Others Must

question 13

Multiple Choice

Some aspects of bird song are innate, while others must be learned and practiced. What kind of song would be produced by a male bird with a lesion in area X who was raised with a tutor male of a different species?

• A) No song at all
• B) A species-specific rudimentary innate song similar to that of acoustically isolated birds
• C) A rudimentary innate song distinct from that of acoustically isolated birds
• D) A mature song that resembles that of his own species
• E) A mature song that resembles that of the tutor's species

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