Removal of adult males from the rearing environment increases preference for same-sex partners in the zebra finch
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A new study investigates the developmental processes affecting the preferences of opposite-sex mating partners in zebra finches. It is shown that removing adult males from the breeding environment directs greater partner preference to same-sex birds.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2000
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Female zebra finches require early song exposure to prefer high-quality song as adults
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Early exposure to adult song is necessary in the development of song preferences in a normal adult female zebra finch, Taeniopygia guttata. The analysis shows that a normally reared female's preference for songs with more notes and spectral complexity is learned during early exposure to adult males that produce such songs.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2004
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Experimental alteration of male song quality and output affects female mate choice and pair bond formation in zebra finches
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A study was conducted to test the hypothesis that altering male courtship voices affected female mate choice and the formation of long-term socially monogamous relationships. The result showed that while females use voice quality as basis for choosing males, other male qualities might override voice quality as a basis for female choice.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2005
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