Song learning in songbirds

Singing male domesticated canary (Serinus canaria)

Many songbirds learn their songs early in life from a song model. In the absence of such a model they often develop an improvised song that differs from the species-typical song. However, the variables that control song learning in a natural social context are largely unknown. The domesticated canary is a suitable model to address this question.

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