Female Bengalese finches have a natural preference for their fathers’ songs over the songs of any other birds — a preference they will carry for their entire lives. (CN) — Female Bengalese finches, ...
A female house finch forages near the Hay Barn at UC Santa Cruz. House finches are common from coast to coast today and are familiar visitors to backyard feeders. These birds are native to the ...
To a human ear the songs of all male zebra finches sound more or less the same. But faced with a chorus of this simple song, female finches can pick the performer who sings most beautifully. Zebra ...
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, report Wolfgang ...
A new study on songbirds sheds light on the power of social interaction to facilitate learning, insights that potentially apply to human development. Researchers discovered that zebra finches deprived ...
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 report.