Urban noise makes flycatchers change length of their songs

Tuesday, November 20, 2012 - 13:00 in Biology & Nature

Do birds change their tune in response to urban noise? It depends on the bird species, according to new research. Their work shows that while some birds do adapt their songs in noisy conditions by means of frequency changes, others like the vermilion flycatchers adapt their song by means of changes in song lengths.

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