The Physics of Birdsong (eBook)

Gabriel B. Mindlin, Rodrigo Laje (Autoren)

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2005 | 2005
X, 158 Seiten
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-28249-5 (ISBN)

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Detailed report on a topic that has already attracted much popular interest.

Provides fascinating reading for physicists, biologists and general readers alike.

Inhalt

Preface 6
Contents 8
1 Elements of the Description 12
1.1 Sound 12
1.2 Frequency and Amplitude 18
1.3 Harmonics and Superposition 20
1.4 Sonograms 24
2 Sources and Filters 27
2.1 Sources of Sound 27
2.2 Filters and Resonances 32
2.3 Filtering a Signal 42
3 Anatomy of the Vocal Organ 46
3.1 Morphology and Function 46
3.2 The Oscine Syrinx 50
3.3 The Nonoscine Syrinx 53
3.4 Respiration 55
4 The Sources of Sound in Birdsong 56
4.1 Linear Oscillators 56
4.2 Nonlinear Oscillators 59
4.3 Oscillations in the Syrinx 63
4.4 Filtering the Signal 68
5 The Instructions for the Syrinx 70
5.1 The Structure of a Song 70
5.2 The Construction of Syllables 75
5.3 The Active Control of the Airflow: a Prediction 79
5.4 Experimental Support 81
5.5 Lateralization 85
6 Complex Oscillations 87
6.1 Complex Sounds 87
6.2 Acoustic Feedback 90
6.3 Labia with Structure 94
6.4 Choosing Between Two Models 99
7 Synthesizing Birdsong 106
7.1 Numerical Integration and Sound 106
7.2 Analog Integration 110
7.3 Playback Experiments 115
7.4 Why Numerical Work? 115
8 From the Syrinx to the Brain 120
8.1 The Motor Pathway 121
8.2 The AFP Pathway 122
8.3 Models for the Motor Pathway: What for? 123
8.4 Conceptual Models and Computational Models 126
8.5 Sensorimotor Control of Singing 133
8.6 Computational Models and Learning 134
8.7 Rate Models 136
8.8 Lights and Shadows of Modeling Brain Activity 139
9 Complex Rhythms 140
9.1 Linear vs. Nonlinear Forced Oscillators 140
9.2 Duets 142
9.3 Nonlinear Dynamics 147
9.4 Respiration 153
9.5 Body and Brain 155
References 157

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.12.2005
• Reihe/Serie: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
• Reihe/Serie: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
• Zusatzinfo: X, 158 p. 65 illus.
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: acoustics • anatomy • Biophysics • Birdsong • Oscillation
• ISBN-10: 3-540-28249-1 / 3540282491
• ISBN-13: 978-3-540-28249-5 / 9783540282495