Birds’ nest-building skills are informed by their environment and experiences, and nests can reflect the individual styles of their builders.
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Humans as well as zebra finches go through hurdles to find their perfect partner – and this may better ensure the survival of any offspring.
Species must reproduce to survive, and animals have found unique ways of achieving this. For some, including us, it seems as though producing a few offspring that require extended care is the best strategy…
A new study has revealed what many people possibly already suspect – males are more honest when displaying their “quality” to a partner than to an unfamiliar female. These findings, from a study of a socially…
A study into the birdsong of the zebra finch has found male birds can deceive newly encountered females by exaggerating their…
Long before Elle Macpherson staked her claim to the title, indeed by the end of the 1890s, Australia had inadvertently exported a model to the northern hemisphere that has become internationally famous…
Infidelity between sexual partners is ubiquitous – almost as prevalent as the tight and long-lasting social bonds that couples form. But thanks to a recent German study of Australian zebra finches, a cheating…
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Professor of Avian Behavioural Ecology, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer, Centre for Behaviour and Evolution, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Ecology, Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, University of Alberta
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Psychology, University of Alberta