Researchers used 20,000 hours of recordings of great tits in Oxford to see how culture changes among populations
Which songs birds sing can – as with human music – be influenced by age, social interactions and migration, researchers have found.
Not all birds learn songs, but among those that do, individuals, neighbourhoods and populations can produce different collections of tunes, akin to different music albums.
Continue reading…Researchers used 20,000 hours of recordings of great tits in Oxford to see how culture changes among populationsWhich songs birds sing can – as with human music – be influenced by age, social interactions and migration, researchers have found.Not all birds learn songs, but among those that do, individuals, neighbourhoods and populations can produce different collections of tunes, akin to different music albums. Continue reading…
Researchers used 20,000 hours of recordings of great tits in Oxford to see how culture changes among populations
Which songs birds sing can – as with human music – be influenced by age, social interactions and migration, researchers have found.
Not all birds learn songs, but among those that do, individuals, neighbourhoods and populations can produce different collections of tunes, akin to different music albums.
Continue reading… Animal behaviour, Birds, Biology, Science Science | The Guardian
