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Apr. 8, 2021 Researchers have developed a new algorithm capable of identifying features of male zebra finch songs that may underlie the distinction between a short phrase sung during courtship, and the same ...
Mar. 29, 2022 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 ...
June 24, 2021 While invasive zebra mussels consume small plant-like organisms called phytoplankton, researchers discovered during a long-term study that zebra mussels can actually increase Microcystis, a type of ...
June 30, 2022 Zebra finches communicate via eye contact and calls to coordinate their spatial positions during flocking ...
Sep. 27, 2021 Anthrax is an infectious bacterial disease endemic in some parts of Africa. It affects people, livestock as well as wildlife. Using GPS telemetry data, a team of scientists reconstructed a special ...
Dec. 22, 2021 Researchers report culturing methods for the pygmy zebra octopus, an emerging laboratory research ...
Nov. 4, 2021 Female zebra finches are choosy but flexible when it comes to finding a mate, allowing them to avoid the fitness costs of being too selective when competition for males is high, researchers ...
June 3, 2022 Zebra finches innovate solutions to novel foraging tasks, where sometimes success is related to personality ...
May 13, 2021 Traffic noise leads to inaccuracies and delays in the development of song learning in young birds. They also suffer from a suppressed immune system, which is an indicator of chronic stress. A new ...
Apr. 26, 2021 A new study reveals that zebra finches and other songbirds have a low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) gene surprisingly different than other ...