bird song

The Caltech scientist was revered for his work on the neurobiology of birdsong and owls’ ability to home in on their prey.

An undergraduate research project finds the animals are tuned in to reassuring information from other species.

In a virtual reality experiment, participants recovered faster from a small electric shock when they could smell natural scents than when they could smell urban odors.

Changes in the auditory environment as a result of herbivory could influence how animals communicate, and may have implications for sound-based monitoring of species.

Magpie-larks trick rivals with solo “duets” to defend territory.

The birds sing together to help defend their territory.

Ben Henry delves into the still-unanswered questions of where our musical preferences come from and what makes synesthetes tick.

His first love was dance, but Erich Jarvis has long courted another love—understanding how the brain learns vocalization.

Many avian species have more neurons than do mammals with similar-mass brains.

What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes

A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research

The hermit thrush favors harmonies like those in human music.

Allison Doupe, a neuroscientist known for her work exploring the neural mechanisms of learning, has passed away.

Peter Marler, best known for his groundbreaking work on bird song, has passed away at age 86.