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Bei Zebrafinken fällt kein Meistersänger vom Himmel. Jeder Jungvogel muss zunächst eine Gesangsschule durchlaufen. Singvögel sind deshalb gute Modellorganismen dafür, wie Lernvorgänge im Tierreich ablaufen