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Conspecific Attraction: Are Birds Attracted to Their Own Species Songs?

Conspecific Attraction(2)

Some species of songbirds will establish more readily in an area if songs from other males of their species (conspecifics) are played back on speakers during migration. However, this phenomenon has not been tested for many species of birds in Michigan. Conducted at 20-40 sites in Northern Michigan, this research was designed to test whether playing the conspecific (male bird species) songs of five bird species increases establishment rates of those species.

Funded by

The Andrew Family Foundation, Calvin University Science Division

Scholarships

The Effects of Sound on Songbird Behavior and Management

This research focuses primarily on the responses of songbirds to the increasing levels of anthropogenic (human caused) noise that overlaps their vocal signals.

Departments

Biology

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