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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 ...

Female zebra finches that did not learn courtship songs from their fathers in their youth can learn the courtship melody as adults through the experience of living with a male, a new study has found.

Female zebra finches at the University of Wyoming’s Animal Behavior and Cognition Lab were subjects of a new study on bird personality. (Lisa Barrett Photo) Personality is not unique to humans. New ...

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.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract There is ample evidence that phenotypic traits are important mate choice criteria. Yet, we still know little about the importance of ...