'Virtual mates' reveal role of romance in parrot calls
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 04:56
in Biology & Nature
Parrots are famed for their ability to mimic sounds and now researchers have used 'virtual mates' to discover if female parrots judge male contact calls when deciding on a mate. The research, published in Ethology, challenges traditional understandings of the difference between birds 'songs' and 'calls'...