Songbirds join humans in the select few animal groups that are "vocal learners"—that is, they must learn from adults of their own species to develop a normal ability to speak (or sing, as the case may be). Because the brain ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 5, 2015
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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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Great tits living next to each other may sing their songs at significantly different rates, more or less frequently, as compared to non-neighboring birds, according to a study published February 18, 2015 in the open-access ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 18, 2015
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Nearly one-third of songbird species across North America are experiencing long-term declines. Scientists have spent years researching potential causes for these population declines, focusing on the birds when they have just ...
Plants & Animals
May 8, 2014
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Songbirds and humans both learn to vocalize by imitation and produce their respective sounds in much the same way, by arranging syllables into sequences. Very little is known, however, about how this ability arises during ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 30, 2013
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Female cowbirds incapable of recognizing high-quality male songs can alter the behavior of flock-mates of either sex and disrupt overall social structure, according to research published May 1 in the open access journal PLOS ...
Plants & Animals
May 1, 2013
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Thanks to cultural evolution, male Savannah sparrows are changing their tune, partly to attract "the ladies."
Plants & Animals
Jan 29, 2013
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Among his many qualities, the pioneering wildlife ecologist Aldo Leopold was a meticulous taker of field notes.
Plants & Animals
Sep 18, 2012
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Male song birds sing to attract mates and to deter other males from their territory and it is well known that the solo repertoire of many male song bird species increases with age and experience. However, new research published ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 9, 2011
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For centuries, hunters have imitated their avian prey by whistling through their fingers or by carving wooden bird calls. Now a team of physicists at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has reproduced many of ...
General Physics
Nov 21, 2010
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