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. 2006 Dec 5;16(23):R1003-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.10.043.

Animal communication: city birds have changed their tune

Henrik Brumm  1
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Animal communication: city birds have changed their tune

Henrik Brumm. Curr Biol. .
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Birds adjust their songs to make themselves heard in the presence of ambient noise. New research comparing songs of great tits across Europe shows how animals adapt their signals to the urban din.

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  • Cities change the songs of birds.
    Slabbekoorn H, den Boer-Visser A. Slabbekoorn H, et al. Curr Biol. 2006 Dec 5;16(23):2326-31. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.10.008. Curr Biol. 2006. PMID: 17141614

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