The study of vocal mimicry in birds has been largely dominated by male-focused sexual selection theory. Despite this, females of many species demonstrate remarkable mimetic abilities that cannot b
Females and males of many animals combine their vocalizations into coordinated acoustic duets. Duets can mediate both cooperation and conflict between partners, and are common in tropical, sedentary s
Data form the bassis of all analyses reported in benedict et al. "A Survey of Vocal Mimicry in Companion Parrots" The data set includes information about the number of "words' "phrases" and "soun
