Table 1. Summary of results of two-choice-trials between song models differing in CF, in relation to the mean threshold difference of the AN1-neuron for the two involved frequencies, established in each individual female (preferred CF in bold; “z-test”).
Choice for alternative Frequency [kHz] | Intensity difference [dB] | Significance (N) |
3.5 versus 5 | 32.6 | P<0.001 (17) |
3.5 versus 5.5 | 27.7 | P<0.001 (13) |
3.5 versus 4.5 | 26.2 | P<0.001 (18) |
4 versus 5 | 23.5 | P<0.001 (39) |
5.5 versus 4 | 18.6 | P<0.001 (32) |
4 versus 4.5 | 17.1 | P<0.001 (40) |
6 versus 4 | 15.2 | P<0.001 (12) |
3.5 versus 4 | 9 | P<0.001 (15) |
6 versus 5 | 8.3 | P<0.001 (18) |
4.5 versus 5 | 6.4 | P<0.001 (40) |
5.5 versus 5 | 4.9 | P = 0.049 (33) |
6 versus 5.5 | 3.4 | P = 0.705 ns (14) |
6 versus 4.5 | 1.9 | P = 0.317 ns (18) |
5.5 verus 4.5 | 1.5 | P = 1.000 ns (33) |
4.8 versus 5 | 0.7 | P = 0.808 ns (34) |
Note that in all cases in which the difference in sensitivity was higher than 3.4 dB, there was a significant preference for the more sensitive frequency.