Vocal learning

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	Name/Email/Affiliation	Brief note
	Tecumseh Fitch (edit) (wtsfst-andrews.ac.uk) University of St. Andrews	Tecumseh Fitch is a major proponent of comparative evolutionary studies into the neurobiology of vocal learning. Two key references:* Fitch, W.T. (2006). "The biology and evolution of music: A comparative perspective". Cognition 100 (1): 173-215. DOI:10.1016/j.cognition.2005.11.009. *Fitch, W.T. (2000). "The evolution of speech: a comparative review". Trends in Cognitive Sciences 4 (7): 258-267. DOI:10.1016/S1364-6613(00)01494-7.
	Constance Scharff (edit) (scharffzedat.fu-berlin.de) Free University of Berlin	Constance Scharff's research focus is on the genetic mechanisms underlying vocal learning, particularly in birds. Some key references: *Scharff, C.; Nottebohm, F. (1991). "A comparative study of the behavioral deficits following lesions of various parts of the zebra finch song system: implications for vocal learning". Journal of Neuroscience 11 (9): 2896-2913. * Scharff, C.; Haesler, S. (2005). "An evolutionary perspective on FoxP2: strictly for the birds?". Current Opinion in Neurobiology 15 (6): 694-703. DOI:10.1016/j.conb.2005.10.004. * Scharff, C.; White, S.A. (2004). "Genetic components of vocal learning.". Ann NY Acad Sci 1016: 325-47. DOI:10.1196/annals.1298.032.
	Erich Jarvis (edit) (jarvisneuro.duke.edu) Duke University	Erich Jarvis' research focus is on the genetic mechanisms underlying vocal learning in birds and mammals. Some key references: * Jarvis, E.D. (2007). "Neural systems for vocal learning in birds and humans: a synopsis". Journal of Ornithology 148: 35-44. DOI:10.1007/s10336-007-0243-0. *Jarvis, E.D. (2006). "Selection for and against vocal learning in birds and mammals". Ornithological Science 5 (1): 5-14. DOI:10.2326/osj.5.5. * Haesler, S.; Wada, K.; Nshdejan, A.; Morrisey, E.E.; Lints, T.; Jarvis, E.D.; Scharff, C. (2004). "FoxP2 Expression in Avian Vocal Learners and Non-Learners". Journal of Neuroscience 24 (13): 3164. DOI:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4369-03.2004.
	Vincent Janik (edit) (vjst-andrews.ac.uk) University of St. Andrews	Vincent Janik's research is focused on vocal learning in birds and mammals. Some key references: * Janik, V.M. (2000). "Whistle matching in wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)". Science 289 (5483): 1355-7. DOI:10.1126/science.289.5483.1355. * Janik, V.M.; Slater, P.J.B. (2000). "The different roles of social learning in vocal communication". Animal Behaviour 60 (1): 1-11. DOI:10.1006/anbe.2000.1410. * Janik, V.M.; Slater, P.J.B. (1997). "Vocal learning in mammals". Advances in the Study of Behavior 26: 59-99.

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