Tone-deaf female cowbirds change flock behavior, disrupt social networks
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - 16:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Female cowbirds incapable of recognizing high-quality male songs can alter the behavior of flock-mates of either sex and disrupt overall social structure, according to research published May 1 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Sarah Maguire and colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania.