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Hmmm … maybe there’s a reason why Zebra Finches seem to flock to Clare M.’s But you’ve never heard a drunk Zebra Finch try to sing. The findings of this research, as summarized by Discover Magazine : Zebra Finches are a good proxy for studying human speech. Prediction: future research will take place in a karaoke bar.
That’s the finding of researchers from the University of Sheffield in the UK, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. (If By studying Zebra Finches and domestic chickens, the scientists discovered that multiple sperm appear necessary for a fertilized egg to progress to the embryo stage (a process called “polyspermy”.)
It seems there is not much research done specifically on Blue-naped Parrots – the only paper I could find featuring the species was from 1981 and had the somewhat unappealing title “A Preliminary Study Comparing the Pharmacokinetics of Ampicillin Given Orally and Intramuscularly to Psittacines: Amazon Parrots (Amazond spp.)
Research done quite a while back suggests that this is adaptive. Researchers have been studying song learning in birds for some time. In this study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a group of juvenile zebra finches was allowed to interact with an adult.
Also on the scene were a diversity of common doves and pigeons: Rock Pigeon , Spotted Dove , Zebra Dove , and Pink-necked Green Pigeon. Birdlife International has classified the Chinese Egret as Vulnerable, with researchers pegging the total population somewhere around 3,000. Common Redshanks and more.
The latest scientific research places memory at the heart of decision-making. In studies like these, roughly 20 percent of people will answer “Zebra” to the last question. But if you remove the first two questions and ask someone to simply name any animal, less than 1% will volunteer a zebra. Name any animal.
One paper – describing research conveniently done at the university campus of Chittagong University, presumably close to the canteen – looks at resource partitioning between this bee-eater and another one, the chestnut-headed bee-eater. Apparently, some Zebra Doves can be quite valuable, though presumably not the ones I saw.
Australian researchers think studying birds may provide the key to helping airplanes avoid turbulence. Stressed young Zebra Finches seem to be less picky about the company they keep. News banded stilts Bird Conservation climate change flight Great Bustards Hermit Thrush Pale Male researchZebra Finches'
Fortunately for the honor of the species, the researchers found that kleptoparasitism was practiced at a low rate (4% of observations) while much more often, drongos captured insects disturbed by other species (41% of observations).
Continuing with the topic of singing, apparently, Zebra Doves are highly valued for their singing, particularly in parts of Southern Thailand. The importance of the Zebra Doves ‘ singing is also implied in the Javanese language – apparently, “Zebra Dove” is a Javanese metaphor for a particular vocal type ( source ).
A new research project using Zebra Finches in semi-wild conditions indicates that for some bird populations a certain aspect of climate change may have a negative effect on the viability of populations by causing increased mortality in a subtle but significant way. The other contextual variable was foraging difficulty.
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Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Zebra Finch – Taeniopygia guttata. Lesser Adjutant – Leptoptilos javanicus. 12 Jun 2018.
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