BIRDS COMMUNICATE REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS IN SONG
June 18, 2008
June 18, 2008
CORVALLIS, Ore., June 18 -- Oregon State University issued the following news release:
Some migratory songbirds figure out the best place to live by eavesdropping on the singing of others that successfully have had baby birds - a communication and behavioral trait so strong that researchers playing recorded songs induced them to nest in places they otherwise would have avoided.
This suggests that songbirds have more complex communication abilities than had previousl . . .
Some migratory songbirds figure out the best place to live by eavesdropping on the singing of others that successfully have had baby birds - a communication and behavioral trait so strong that researchers playing recorded songs induced them to nest in places they otherwise would have avoided.
This suggests that songbirds have more complex communication abilities than had previousl . . .