Female birds 'jam' their mates' flirtatious songs
Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 13:35
in Biology & Nature
When a single female is nearby, female antbirds will sing over the songs of their male partners in an apparent attempt to keep their messages from getting through, according to a new report published online on March 12th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. Males respond to that interruption by singing a different tune.
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