All Articles Tagged As: communication

From humming fish to Puccini: Vocal communication evolved with ancient species (7/20/2008)

By mapping the developing brain cells in newly hatched midshipman fish larvae and comparing them to other species, researchers found that the neural network behind sound production in vertebrates can be traced back through evolutionary time to an era long before the first animals ventured onto dry land. ...> Full Article

Superfast muscles in songbirds (7/11/2008)

Vocal muscle performance is extreme in starling and finch ...> Full Article

Who dares sings and who sings wins: Bold birds get the girl (7/10/2008)

Scientists used bird song as a model to investigate whether behavioural traits involved in sexual advertisement can serve as good indicators of personality in wild animal ...> Full Article

Migrating songbirds learn survival tips on the fly (6/26/2008)

Observing local birds' 'mob' behavior helps migrants avoid predators ...> Full Article

From the egg, baby crocodiles call to each other and to mom (6/24/2008)

pre-hatching calls of baby Nile crocodiles actually mean something to their siblings and to their mothers ...> Full Article

Birds communicate reproductive success in song (6/20/2008)

Some migratory songbirds figure out the best place to live by eavesdropping on the singing of others that successfully have had baby birds - a communication and behavioral trait so strong that researchers playing recorded songs induced them to nest in places they otherwise would have avoided. ...> Full Article

Honey bee dance breaks down cultural barrier (6/8/2008)

Asian and European honey bees can learn to understand one another's dance languages despite having evolved different forms of communication ...> Full Article

Female concave-eared frogs draw mates with ultrasonic calls (5/12/2008)

Frogs ability to home in on the sound call is astonishingly precise ...> Full Article

Seagulls: Are males the weaker sex? (5/12/2008)

Study says social context affects the sexes differently ...> Full Article

Insects use plant like a telephone (4/24/2008)

Communication between subterranean and aboveground herbivorous insects ...> Full Article

Anna's hummingbird chirps with its tail (2/3/2008)

The beeps, chirps and whistles made by some hummingbirds and thought to be vocal are actually created by the birds' tail feathers, according to a study by two students at the University of California, Berkeley. ...> Full Article

Chimpanzees exaggerate their screams when under attack, to attract help from higher ranking group members (10/15/2007)

Research by the University of St Andrews shows that chimpanzees vary their screams depending on the severity of the attack and that they can exaggerate the nature of the attack, but only if higher ranking group members are in the audience. The way they scream provides nearby listeners with important cues about the nature of the attack. ...> Full Article