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How genes shape birdsong, even when birds grow up far from home

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par Samyuktha Rajan, PhD candidate in Behavioural Ecology‬, Stockholm University

With the arrival of spring, a timeless ritual begins anew: male birds fill the air with song, seeking to attract mates and defend their territories from other competing males.

But there is a lot we still don’t understand about how birds learn which sounds to sing. Our latest study offers new insights and suggests genes may play a more important role than scientists realised.

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