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 ...

"Birds wake up in the dark long before dawn, likely through the hormonal mechanisms associated with melatonin, and their ...

Researchers at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, believe they have located a place in the brain where songbirds store the memories of their parents' songs. Researchers at Rutgers, The State ...

Zebra finches don’t just mimic sounds—they understand them, revealing surprising insights into animal communication and ...

Researchers at UT Southwestern used zebra finches to study how the birds — and young humans — imitate vocalizations to learn languages.";s: Birds and babies may seem like very different creatures, but ...

As midnight nears on New Year’s Eve, and you accept your third glass of prosecco, think of the zebra finch. The prolific creatures, common as pet songbirds around the world, are also popular among ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In this study we explore whether individual differences in zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) song copying covary with differences in tutor ...

Behaviour, Vol. 135, No. 5 (Jul., 1998), pp. 599-614 (16 pages) Social interaction with a song tutor is often found to be important for the song learning process in songbirds, but the mechanism is ...

When it’s especially hot out, zebra finches sing a unique “incubation call” to their unhatched young—a song that seems to alter the chicks’ physical development after birth. Receive emails about ...

You know how that guy at the karaoke bar singing Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” sounds a little off after he’s had a few drinks? The same goes for buzzed birds, according to a team led by ...

Researchers at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, believe they have located a place in the brain where songbirds store the memories of their parents' songs. The discovery has implications ...