What happens to animals when their friends are stressed? Is it possible to document the spread of stress within groups of birds? Experiments conducted by the Cluster of Excellence "Centre for the ...

Animal stress can spread within groups, altering behavior and social bonds. This impacts survival and offers insights for ...

Animal habitats are currently changing extremely rapidly and extensively due to urbanization and climate change. As a result, ...

The team used zebra finches, songbirds from Australia, to explore the connection between vocal changes and a gene associated ...

New research on zebra finches reveals that stress spreads within social groups, even affecting individuals not directly ...

As well as tremors being one of its most known symptoms, recent research has found also found other factors like vivid ...

The study, conducted by neuroscientists at the University of Arizona, used the zebra finch, a songbird native to Australia, to investigate the link between vocal changes and the Parkinson's ...

To investigate the link between vocal alterations and a gene associated with Parkinson's known as alpha-synuclein, the team studied zebra finches, a species of songbird native to Australia.

Parkinson's disease is best known for the physical symptoms it causes, but the condition can also affect a person's voice - ...

Australian mallee fowl build huge mounds ... But Healy has shown they also learn from prior success. In 2015, she gave zebra finches in a lab some floppy string to build a nest with, then a ...

Australian finches' bill colors come from small genetic variations affecting how they process dietary pigments.