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 ...

Zebra finches can not only distinguish the full range of their species’ vocalizations but also organize them by meaning, according to a new study. The results suggest a surprising level of semantic ...

Researchers describe neural mechanisms for gregariousness and monogamy in zebra finches in a new article. How do gregarious songbirds such as zebra finches, where both males and females live in close ...

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 ...

When songbirds sing species-specific tunes they’ve learned, they show patterns of gene activity that are unique to their own species in clusters of neurons called song nuclei, according to a new study ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The influence of social relations on the development of species recognition ('sexual imprinting') in zebra finch (Z) males was examined. This ...

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery, Vol. 26, No. 2 (JUNE 2012), pp. 76-84 (9 pages) Songbirds have emerged as attractive model systems in many areas of biological research. Notably, songbirds are ...