Vocal Communication: Decoding Sexy Songs

Curr Biol. 2018 Apr 2;28(7):R315-R317. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.02.036.

Abstract

Male birds communicate sexual motivation via song performance, and receiving females might eventually respond to such 'ornaments'. A new study now shows that female zebra finches have a specialized higher order sensory (forebrain) region that preferably responds to the males' mating songs.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Female
  • Finches*
  • Gender Identity
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Prosencephalon
  • Vocalization, Animal