Bird song-sharing like verbal sparring

Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 11:01 in Psychology & Sociology

While singing the same songs as your neighbours may sound harmonious, research conducted at Queen's University Biological Station (QUBS) suggests that song-sharing amongst song sparrow populations is actually an aggressive behavior, akin to flinging insults back and forth.

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