Weisman, Ronald, <br/><br/>
Relative Pitch and the Song of Black-Capped Chickadees. 
Ronald Weisman and Laurene Ratcliffe. 
 -  American Scientist,  2004. 
 - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006.  Article 21,  Science,  1522-3264; .
<br/><br/> Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006.  Originally Published: Relative Pitch and the Song of Black-Capped Chickadees, Nov./Dec. 2004; pp. 532-539. 
<br/><br/> "More than 2,000 years ago, the acerbic philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero observed that Roman songbirds compose more excellent melodies than any musician. He certainly doesn't stand alone in history on that count; it is a nearly universal human experience to find joy and wonder in birdsong--and to compare the songs to human music." (AMERICAN SCIENTIST) This article discusses "relative pitch, the ability to recognize relationships between acoustic frequencies," in black-capped chickadees and examines how these birds use this ability to communicate and attract mates. 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1522-3264; 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Bioacoustics<br/>Birds--Research<br/>Birdsongs<br/>Chickadees<br/>Music<br/>Musical intervals and scales<br/>Musical pitch<br/>Songbirds
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>AC1.S5 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>050