News tagged with juvenile birds

Duke scientists map brain pathway for vocal learning

Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have identified neurons in the songbird brain that convey the auditory feedback needed to learn a song.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

It takes two to tutor a sparrow

(PhysOrg.com) -- It may take a village to raise a child, and apparently it takes at least two adult birds to teach a young song sparrow how and what to sing.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Bizarre bird behavior predicted by game theory

A team of scientists, led by the University of Exeter, has used game theory to explain the bizarre behaviour of a group of ravens. Juvenile birds from a roost in North Wales have been observed adopting the ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 0