C. P. Elemans

Progressive postnatal hearing development limits early parent-offspring vocal communication in the zebra finch

This study measures auditory development in zebra finches and finds that hatchlings have significantly lower hearing sensitivity than adults, challenging the idea of early parent-offspring vocal communication in embryos.

Male and female syringeal muscles exhibit superfast shortening velocities in Zebra finches

The paper quantifies the force-velocity relationship in zebra finch syringeal muscles, finding high maximal shortening velocities not sex-specific but correlated with isometric performance.

High-fidelity continuum modeling predicts avian voiced sound production

The paper develops and validates a high-fidelity 3D continuum model for avian voiced sound production, showing it accurately predicts vibratory and acoustic traits.