They say that hindsight is 20/20, and though the theory of ecological speciation—which holds that new species emerge in ...

In the world of zebra finches, males sing, and females were thought to just listen. But a new study by Daniela Vallentin at ...

Zebra finch males sing in dialects and females pay attention Artificial intelligence analyzes songs of zebra finches Date: March 29, 2022 Source: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft ...

The elaborate songs of a bird species famed for its wide repertoire of tunes have been decoded for the first time. Scientists have been able to predict the correct sequence of notes and "syllables ...

A major ecological change like drought can alter their songs so much that other finches won’t respond. The findings are described in a study published October 10 in the journal Science.

Male zebra finches learn their song by imitating conspecifics. To stand out in the crowd, each male develops its own unique song. Because of this individual-specific song, it was long assumed that ...

Bengalese Finches. Researchers at UC San Francisco have shown how the Bengalese finch, a domesticated songbird, can learn to tweak its song in specific ways depending on context, which could shed ...

Creating a (synthetic) song from a zebra finch's muscle Date: July 31, 2018 Source: American Institute of Physics Summary: Birds create songs by moving muscles in their vocal organs to vibrate air ...

Because zebra finch song is so well studied, Olson and colleagues decided to find out how alcohol would affect it.First, they had to find out whether finches are even interested in alcohol. When ...