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Chapters
- 00:04Title
- 00:34Operant Conditioning Chamber Construction
- 02:01Sensor Connection
- 02:39Sound Analysis Pro Setup
- 03:31Song Testing Preference in Paired Females
- 04:54Results: Representative Female Song Preference Data
- 06:04Conclusion
We describe a technique to evaluate song preference in zebra finches. Females are placed in a two-chambered cage and song preference is measured by the number of times she triggers the playback of one song by landing on a perch within one chamber, compared with triggering a different song in the second chamber. Perch landings are counted using infrared sensors.
