Tagged: bird song

Internet birdfest - Building blogs of Science

Fabiana Kubke • Jun 01, 2013 •

• behaviour,
• biology,
• bird song,
• evolution,
• neuroethology

A few days ago I got an email from a colleague of mine pointing me to a video about birds of paradise. I am happy I went and looked at it because it is quite amazing. There is no question why this group of birds stand apart from others – they are not beautiful to […] … Read More

Getting the timing right for song control - Building blogs of Science

Fabiana Kubke • Dec 11, 2009 •

• behaviour,
• bird song,
• evolution,
• Neuroscience,
• review,
• zebra finch

Songbirds have evolved special areas in the brain that are used for song learning and song production. Two types of output connections from a cortical area known as HVC (proper name) each go to two ‘separate’ pathways. Some HVC neurons connect directly with neurons in a brain area called RA (robust nucleus of the archopallium), [...] … Read More