Great tits sing low to be loved or high to be heard

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 10:30 in Biology & Nature

Male great tits of this species try to sound sexy to females by singing complex or high performance songs, but may find their attempts hindered by human-generated noise. Birds have been found to adjust their songs when confronted with urban noise, which seems an effective strategy to deal with masking interference. However, such change may come at a cost of reduced attractiveness.

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