Magazine article
Bellbird Ballads
Lateral Magazine, Vol.5 February 2018(25)
2018
Abstract
At dawn on Tawhiti Rahi, an island northeast of Whangarei, New Zealand, the New Zealand bellbirds are singing their chorus in full force. Among the cacophony stands Wesley Webb, a PhD student at Massey University, armed with a microphone, a recorder and binoculars. Webb and his accompanying team of recordists aren’t here just to enjoy the sounds of nature — they’re here to document them. The microphones are amassing data that will form part of an incredible collection of bellbird sounds across 12 islands and peninsulas. The plan for this data is to inform our understanding of how culture evolves: the selective pressures, rate of change, and role of genetics in why populations of the same species can sound so different from each other.
Details
- Title
- Bellbird Ballads
- Authors
- Dominique Potvin (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Publication details
- Lateral Magazine, Vol.5 February 2018(25)
- Publisher
- Lateral Publishing Group Ltd.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science, Technology and Engineering; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99612808402621
- Output Type
- Magazine article
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