Question 3

(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

Answer

C