Ines G. Moran
Wildlife Bioacoustics Analytics
Peer-reviewed publications and theses
9. Hensel A.L.J. et al. 2022. Passive acoustic monitoring provides accurate underestimates of population size and demographic rates in a wild bird. Ornithological Applications. [link]
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8. Moran IG. 2021. The evolutionary roots of vocal learning: Exploring vocal learning abilities in vocal non-learners in birds. PhD Thesis-University of Auckland. New Zealand. [link]
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7. Loo YY, Moran IG, Cain KE (2019). Grey warbler aggressive behaviour towards rifleman fledglings. Notornis 66: 174–177. [PDF]
6. Mennill DJ, Doucet SM, Newman AEM, Williams H, Moran IG, Thomas IP, Woodworth BK, Bornais M, Norris DR (2019). Eavesdropping on adult vocal interactions does not enhance juvenile song learning: an experiment with wild songbirds. Animal Behaviour 155: 67e75. [PDF]
5. Moran IG, Lukianchuk KC, Doucet SM, Newman AEM, Williams H, Norris DR, Mennill DJ (2019). Diel and seasonal patterns of variation in the singing behaviour of Savannah Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis). Avian Research 10:26. [PDF]
4. Moran IG, Loo YY, Cain KE (2019). Long-tailed cuckoo (Eudynamys taitensis) predation on rifleman (Acanthisitta chloris) nestlings. Notornis 66: 103-107. [PDF]
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3. Mennill DJ, Doucet SM, Newman AEM, Williams H, Moran IG, Thomas IP, Woodworth BK, Norris DR (2018). Wild Birds Learn Songs from Experimental Vocal Tutors. Current Biology 28:1-6. [PDF]
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2. Moran IG, Doucet SM, Newman AEM, Norris DR, Mennill DJ (2018). Quiet violence: Savannah Sparrows respond to playback-simulated rivals using low-amplitude songs as aggressive signals. Ethology 124:724-732. [PDF]
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1. Moran IG. 2017. Acoustic signalling in Savannah Sparrows, Passerculus sandwichensis: Diel and seasonal variation, male-male vocal interactions, and responses to playback. Master's thesis- University of Windsor. Canada. [PDF]
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Manuscripts in review
8. Moran I.G, et al. 2022. Phyloacoustics of innate vocalizations supports the vocal learning continuum hypothesis. In review in the journal Science​
Manuscripts in progress
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Moran I.G, et al. Teaching birds how to ”zip”: a playback experiment to test call learning in one of the most basal passerine bird. In prep.
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Moran I.G, et al. Aotearoa tititipounamu (Acanthisitta chloris) produce individual and nests vocal signatures. In prep.
Moran I.G, et al. Insights into the vocal learning abilities in the vocal behaviour of New Zealand Wrens: disentangling genetic and socio-geographical components. In prep.
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