A new paper published in Behavioral Ecology finds that songbirds may coordinate both vocally and visually to enhance their singing partners' responses.
Plants & Animals
Dec 18, 2017
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Spring is the time of year when birds are singing throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Far to the north, beneath the ice, another lesser-known concert season in the natural world is just coming to an end.
Plants & Animals
Apr 3, 2018
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Many of the birds that awaken us each morning learn their melodious songs the same way that humans learn a dialect—from parents and neighbors.
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Jan 13, 2022
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The North American mockingbird is famous for its ability to imitate the song of other birds. But it doesn't just mimic its kindred species, it actually composes its own songs based on other birds' melodies. An interdisciplinary ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 4, 2021
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Karaoke lovers typically fall into two categories: Those who enjoy it, and those whose arms have to be twisted to get up and sing in public.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 8, 2012
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New UC San Francisco research finds that although young male songbirds are genetically predisposed to sound like their fathers, enriched early experience with a foster-father can overcome this genetic destiny. This finding ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 26, 2017
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It's that time of year again, when the humpback highway is about to hit peak blubber to blubber as humpback whales migrate up Australia's east and west coasts from Antarctic waters.
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Jun 22, 2022
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Bubbly pop songs continue to dominate the radio waves. However, a new study suggests that pop music's friendly sound might mask nefarious lyrics.
Social Sciences
Mar 6, 2019
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Humans take for granted the noise and lights associated with cities and other developments across the landscape. For other creatures, these noisy and bright conditions lead to changes in behavior and activity such as the ...
Evolution
Jul 14, 2015
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If you are raised by other species, then how do you know who you are? Although heterospecific foster parents rear brood parasitic brown-headed cowbird chicks, juvenile cowbirds readily recognize and affiliate with other cowbirds. ...
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