%0 Journal Article
%T Control pattern of vocal center for vocalization in ruddy bunting (Emberiza rutila)
%A ZHAO Jing
%A JIANG Jinchang LI Dongfeng
%A <br>赵静
%A 蒋锦昌
%A 李东风
%J 中国科学C辑(英文版)
%D 2003
%I Springer
%X High vocal center (HVC) can produce single sound with one or two syllables by the sin-gle-type vocal control pattern in songbirds ruddy bunting (Emberiza rutila). It obviously shows left-side dominance in controlling double syllables, principal frequency (PF) and increasing sound intensity of the evoked calls. Meanwhile, the complex-type control pattern can produce complex calls with multisyllable, and also shows significant left-side dominance in controlling the number of syllables, tone changing and sound intensity. These indicate that left-side HVC controls higher frequency and complicated sentence structure. The basic vocal center, dorsomedial nucleus of the intercollicular complex (DM), controls the monosyllable sound in songbirds, and shows left-side dominance in controlling both the number of syllable and sound intensity. These results not only provide some direct evidence for left-side dominance in high vocal center, but also indicate that there is some internal connection between the high and basic vocal centers in songbirds.
%K ruddy bunting
%K high vocal center
%K basic vocal center
%K control pattern
%K left-side dominance<br>
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