Sex Appeal

Context determines the sex appeal of male zebra finch song.

We explored the conditions under which playbacks of male zebra finch, Taeniopygia guttata, song induced reproduction in females. In a laboratory study, a rise in faecal oestrogen levels predicted egg laying. Song playbacks by themselves induced a decrease in oestrogen levels. There was an increase in oestrogen levels, followed by egg laying, when the song was broadcast from inside a male model ...

An Appeal

Our Appeal

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An Appeal

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An Appeal