| 单词 | zebra finch |
| 例句 | This is true for zebra finches, waved albatrosses, tropic birds and juncos, too. Birds fall in love, and they have the moves to prove it 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z One of the most popular and busy of the exhibitions was a year ago when Céleste Boursier-Mougenot turned the space into an aviary with zebra finches flying and landing on strategically placed electric guitars. Barbican bowled over by artist's game installation 2011-02-09T15:43:19Z But this particular band is made up of 40 zebra finches jamming on electric guitars and cymbals at the Barbican, in London. Birdie songs 2010-02-27T08:58:00Z Artificial intelligence is currently being used to understand how many species, including sperm whales, zebra finches and even our own pet dogs communicate. Monk parakeets have “voiceprints” that identify themselves in groups just like humans, study finds 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Only a handful of other species have been shown to change their calls when addressing young, including zebra finches, rhesus macaques, and squirrel monkeys. Dolphin moms use ‘baby talk’ with their calves 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z To study the effectiveness of placing material on the inside versus outside of windows, Dr. Swaddle and his team used zebra finches, protecting them from impact with a fine mesh in front of the glass. Those Window Stickers to Prevent Bird Strikes? There’s a Catch. 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Brighter bills in blackbirds and zebra finches do the same thing. For some wolves, a black coat isn’t just fashionable—it’s a lifesaver 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z She and her colleagues selected zebra finches because they are one of the most studied birds and because the species’s song is about the same length and frequency as primate vocalizations. Baby Talk and Lemur Chatter—but Not Birdsong—Help an Infant’s Brain Develop 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Both genes are less active in manakins than in zebra finches, Wirthlin reported—a change that might help male manakins cope with the visual demands of their frenetic dances. The genes behind the sexiest birds on the planet 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Scientists set zebra finches a "battery of foraging tasks" in the presence or absence of the noise. Traffic noise impairs songbirds' abilities 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z Tatiana Mitra, an artist based in New York, and her husband, Partha Mitra — a physicist and neuroscientist — studied gray matter from humans, octopi, zebra finches, mice and turtles to create gigapixel photographs and ink drawings. Perfect the Art of Pickling and Ponder a Night of Poetry 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z They suggested that zebra finches might be better candidates. Why Birds Are the World’s Best Engineers 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z Replicating the same categorization task used in past studies, the researchers showed 23 three- to four-month-olds eight images representing one of two categories—dinosaurs or fish—while simultaneously playing a zebra finch song. Baby Talk and Lemur Chatter—but Not Birdsong—Help an Infant’s Brain Develop 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z China has approved 54 wild species for commercial breeding and sale, including American red foxes, Australian zebra finches and African ostriches. To Prevent Next Coronavirus, Stop the Wildlife Trade, Conservationists Say 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Other genes on the zebra finch GRC are comparable to genes that are known from mouse studies to be involved in early embryonic development. Solving the Mystery of Songbird Diversity 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z And Sarah talks with Todd Roberts of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, about incepting memories into zebra finches to study how they learn their songs. An app for eye disease, and planting memories in songbirds 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z What would happen if we applied this idea of “bird time” to song learning in the zebra finch, the most common model species for human speech development? A Bird's-Eye View of Communication 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z This indicated that the zebra finch song did not facilitate object categorization. Baby Talk and Lemur Chatter—but Not Birdsong—Help an Infant’s Brain Develop 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z For the 2017 discovery, he had submitted a feather, found in a zebra finch nest in Kalamurina Wildlife Sanctuary in South Australia, as proof of the parrot's presence in the remote region. Proof discredited in Australia bird find 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z In a paper published in 2003 in PNAS, Dr. Arnold showed that in gynandromorphic zebra finches, brain cells on the female side were more masculine than comparable cells in a typical female. Split-Sex Animals Are Unusual, Yes, but Not as Rare as You’d Think 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z But a new study shows that male zebra finches—colorful songbirds with complex songs—learn their father’s tune better when mom “fluffs up” to signal her approval. Teen zebra finches seek moms’ approval for their new tunes 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Based on these studies, zebra finches were thought to learn solely via imitation, with no social information required. A Bird's-Eye View of Communication 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z The first species to be mapped include the Canada lynx and zebra finch. Scientists look to map the genes of thousands of animals 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Female zebra finches were presented with a device in which food was hidden beneath coloured discs. Birds perceive colours in categories 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z “When I think about orientation and navigation, I think about how we humans fly,” said Atticus Pinzón-Rodríguez, a sensory biologist who studies zebra finches at Lund University in Sweden. Where do doves released at weddings go? They can live happily ever after. 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z The finding suggests other songbirds might also learn their tunes this way, and that zebra finches are better models for studying language development than thought. Teen zebra finches seek moms’ approval for their new tunes 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z In a second study, the researchers found the same was true for zebra finches. Hot temperatures made these birds shrink 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z As my profile name declares, I'm a lover of and parent to generations of zebra finches. Some Songbirds Have Brains Specially Designed to Find Mates for Life 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z These colours are worthy of attention because the zebra finch beak is red or orange. Birds perceive colours in categories 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z They trained 16 captive zebra finches to fly through a flight corridor roughly the length of a bus. “Acoustic lighthouses” could prevent birds from hitting buildings 2018-02-17T05:00:00Z It takes a typical zebra finch 55 days to learn dad’s rhythmic, beeping tune. Teen zebra finches seek moms’ approval for their new tunes 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Once the birds learned the difference, the researchers plugged new sounds into the same patterns and the parakeets still pecked for the correct XXY arrangement, while the zebra finches did not. Birds Can Tell Us a Lot About Human Language 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z It might well mean that the song of male birds says more than "I'm strong and healthy" - it could well say "I'm a strong and healthy pied zebra finch with this and that mutation"... Some Songbirds Have Brains Specially Designed to Find Mates for Life 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Caves and colleagues’ work on zebra finches might be the start of a wider survey of categorical perception of colour in other animals. Birds perceive colours in categories 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z The right side of Art Arnold's unusual zebra finch was genetically male but the left was genetically female. Genetics: Sex and the single cell : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z As expected, zebra finches flying in the corridor flew into the netting. Professor works to save birds from building strikes 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z These differences in how zebra finches and parakeets listen to patterns of sounds might be explained by intriguing differences in songbird and parrot brains. Birds Can Tell Us a Lot About Human Language 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z I've had several generations of zebra finch, whom I love for their mischievous ways and fun personalities. Some Songbirds Have Brains Specially Designed to Find Mates for Life 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z For a study published today in Science, they put a bunch of zebra finch eggs in an incubator that created a temperature around 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Zebra finches sing to eggs to prepare babies for global warming 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z The zebra finch nailed it while the Ph.D. student couldn’t even come close! Here's Why 'Birdbrain' Should Be a Compliment Swaddle tested the concept using the aviary’s zebra finches. Professor works to save birds from building strikes 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z “So he raised a pair of zebra finches, and he lets them build the nests,” she said. At the Katonah Museum, the Art of the Nest 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z For all their visual splash and cartoon familiarity, parrots have long been given scientific short shrift in favor of more amenable subjects like, say, zebra finches or blue tits. Parrots Are a Lot More Than ‘Pretty Bird’ 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Male zebra finches learn their courtship songs from their fathers. Bird Brains: Smarter Than We Thought 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Dr. Hemmings and her colleagues studied eggs from zebra finches and chickens. Bird Eggs Are Fertilized by More Than One Sperm 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z One such species is the zebra finch, a common bird often used in research. What Birds Can Teach Us About Waiting for 'the One' 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z The nests were constructed by zebra finches using items provided by the artist. At the Katonah Museum, the Art of the Nest 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Dr Ihle and her colleagues say the evidence supports the idea that zebra finches select their mates based on how well they get along, putting behaviour ahead of seeking genetic compatibility. Speed-dating birds 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z That’s the finding of a new study by Oregon Health and Science University researchers, who fed juice spiked with alcohol to zebra finches in order to understand how booze affects their birdsongs. Researchers Discover that Drunk Birds 'Slur' Just Like People 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z The new work on vocal learning relied on laser dissection of brain regions of zebra finches known to be involved in vocalizations and then analysis of gene activity there. Massive Genetic Effort Confirms Bird Songs Related to Human Speech 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Like people, zebra finches pair up for the long term, and each bird has its own preference. What Birds Can Teach Us About Waiting for 'the One' 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Only the genomes of zebra finch, turkey and chicken were fully sequenced. Birds Are Dinosaurs, But How Did They Get Here? Once hitched, zebra finches tend to be monogamous and the fathers share in the child care. Speed-dating birds 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z He designed a system of levers for captive zebra finches which, when pecked, would trigger playback of a sample of music. Can animals make real music? 2013-11-13T01:45:38Z His postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley, focused on the auditory cortex of zebra finches. Twitter pays engineer $10 million as Silicon Valley tussles for talent 2013-10-13T13:06:36Z But can zebra finches tell us anything about the evolution of mate choice in our own species? What Birds Can Teach Us About Waiting for 'the One' 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z He and Dr. Lipkind were teaching young zebra finches living in soundproof boxes to switch the order of syllables in their songs. From the Mouths of Babes and Birds 2013-06-30T19:49:07Z The zebra finches I worked with were great for looking at nest building, as they would try and build with practically anything I’d put in the cage with them. Building on experience 2013-03-20T23:45:02.983Z The sound of a zebra finch is said to be more complex than anything found in an orchestra. Papers critical of coalition review 2013-01-08T05:45:13Z The research, published in the journal BioMed Central, focused on the zebra finch: a colourful songbird native to central Australia. Birdsong secrets revealed in 3D 2013-01-08T01:16:02Z Well, despite the similarities, we are not zebra finches. What Birds Can Teach Us About Waiting for 'the One' 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z As Dr. Lipkind put it, referring to the method used to study zebra finches, “You can’t put babies in soundproof boxes.” From the Mouths of Babes and Birds 2013-06-30T19:49:07Z Red horizontal bars show the approximate location of centromeres in homologous chromosomes of zebra finch. The genomic landscape of species divergence in Ficedula flycatchers 2012-12-05T15:23:01.900Z Recently the zebra finch and Chinese painted quail were added to the list. Virgin snake births found in wild 2012-09-11T23:45:09Z A recent study in zebra finches found support for this hypothesis. Lady Liaisons: Does Cheating Give Females an Evolutionary Advantage? 2012-06-06T14:45:00.223Z And, just like the zebra finches, different people are attracted to, and compatible with, different partners. What Birds Can Teach Us About Waiting for 'the One' 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Future research may help determine whether the zebra finches’ ability to detect their relatives’ odor is innate or learned. Observatory: Zebra Finches? Sense of Smell a Songbird Surprise 2012-01-09T22:07:32Z Red horizontal bars show the approximate location of centromeres in homologous chromosomes of zebra finch. The genomic landscape of species divergence in Ficedula flycatchers 2012-12-05T15:23:01.900Z Monaghan's study used 99 zebra finches to show that longer lifespan was associated with longer telomeres at all of the ages at which the researchers took their samples. Telomere Length in Birds Predicts Longevity 2012-01-09T21:45:00.270Z Until now, however, the only representatives of the reptile branch to be sequenced were birds - the chicken, the turkey and the zebra finch. Lizard Genome Unveiled 2011-08-31T21:15:00.243Z It even appears to be important to "speech" in other animals: zebra finches with low levels of the FOXP2 protein, for example, can't learn the songs that other birds sing. 'Language Protein' May Help Build Brain Circuits 2011-07-07T22:00:00Z After the zebra finches hatched, the researchers placed the chicks in different broods, away from their parents. Observatory: Zebra Finches? Sense of Smell a Songbird Surprise 2012-01-09T22:07:32Z The colors commonly seen in birds and fish—the orange beak of zebra finches and the luminous colors of tropical fish—are often generated by carotenoids, pigmented nutrients that are obtained through diet. Female Lizard Turns the Table: Why Exaggerated Coloration Makes Her a Good Mate 2011-01-28T17:05:00Z Furthermore, both Baird and Monaghan stress that the zebra finch results were generated by analysing data from a population of birds. Telomere Length in Birds Predicts Longevity 2012-01-09T21:45:00.270Z "Making it sound like a zebra finch is the holy grail of the project," Mr Mukherjee said. Device mimics complex bird-song 2011-01-01T08:07:53Z Some 50 laboratories around the world are studying the zebra finch, many in the hope of gleaning clues about how human language is learned. From a Songbird, New Insights Into the Brain 2010-04-05T22:46:00Z The team selected the zebra finch for study because songbirds are among few animals that learn how to sing — just like humans. Songbirds Offer Clues to How We Learn Language 2010-04-01T17:00:00Z "The zebra finch is a beautiful model for vocal learning," Dr Warren said. 'Blueprint' of songbird genome gives clues about vocal origins 2010-03-31T23:48:00Z Experts previously thought there might be around 100 genes involved in zebra finch singing, however, the fact that at least 800 genes exist underlines the sheer complexity of learning. Songbird genome may shed light on speech disorders 2010-03-31T17:09:00Z The team where able to replicate a number of bird-songs, such as Bengalese finches and vireos, and were able to closely model the song of zebra finches. Device mimics complex bird-song 2011-01-01T08:07:53Z The sequence of the zebra finch genome will assist other biologists who study the bird. From a Songbird, New Insights Into the Brain 2010-04-05T22:46:00Z Oh, and the vocals; the soft, busy chatter of the live flock of zebra finches sharing the room with us. An egg stops the rock-chick show 2010-03-16T20:00:00Z He suggested that the song of the zebra finch was a little bit more complex, therefore it required a little fine tuning. Device mimics complex bird-song 2011-01-01T08:07:53Z The analysis of the zebra finch genome adds to growing evidence that these stretches of DNA are not junk, but actually serve a key biological function. Songbird genome may shed light on speech disorders 2010-03-31T17:09:00Z |
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