"Nestlings exposed to noise rather than song were slower to grow and showed more severe signs of cellular damage," said ...

Researchers in the laboratory of Carlos Lois, research professor of biology at Caltech, use small birds called zebra finches to study how brains rewire themselves to regain essential functionality ...

The babbling of zebra finches creates connections in the brain that enable them to memorize the song of their tutor. The picture shows a zebra finch chick (2nd from left) between a female (left ...

Researchers also find zebra finches 20% less likely to hatch from eggs if exposed to noise pollution ...

A new study by Deakin researchers, published in Science, proves that traffic noise exposure in baby birds directly interferes ...

This is how the first babble becomes the first word or vocalization. Male zebra finch chicks initially memorize the song of an adult bird. Later, they refine their own vocalization until they ...

Think humans are the only ones who fall for a good voice? Think again! Our feathered friends, the zebra finches, have their own complex system of musical attraction. While humans might judge ...

Exposing zebra finch eggs and hatchlings to traffic sounds had lifelong health impacts, raising concerns about increased anthropogenic noise.

The total biomass of krill is greater than that of any other multicellular animal, and these animals are a key storage bank ...

This is how the first babble becomes the first word or vocalization. Male zebra finch chicks initially memorize the song of an adult bird. Later, they refine their own vocalization until they resemble ...

A male zebra finch chick hatches from its egg. Around 3-4 weeks later, it begins to make its first croaking sounds – these do not have much in common with its later song. But by the time it is three ...