Song Richness Index: A measure to understand the diversity and repetition of notes in a birdsong
Sawant, S.; Arvind, C.; Joshi, V.; Robin, V. V.
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Birdsong plays an important role in mate attraction and territorial defense. Many birds, especially Passerines, produce varying sequences of multiple notes resulting in complex songs. Studying the diversity of notes within these songs can give insights into an individuals reproductive fitness. We first looked at the previously described and commonly used diversity measures to understand the possible case-specific limitations. We then developed a new diversity measure-Song Richness Index (SRI). We compared SRI with three measures of diversity using all possible combinations of notes to understand the case-specific advantages and limitations of all approaches. Simulating all possible combinations gave us insights into how each diversity measure works in a real scenario. SRI showed an advantage over conventional measures of diversity like Note Diversity Index (NDI), Shannons Equitability (SH), and Simpsons Diversity (SI), especially in the cases where songs are made up of only one type of repetitive note.
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