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Early Bird Gets the Better Song Monday, October 27, 2008 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Biology   
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Birds that come from the earlier eggs in a brood are more likely to be better singers, scientists have found. In most bird species, song is used by males to demonstrate their fitness to potential mates, and many studies have shown that the healthiest males tend to sing the longest, loudest and most complex songs. Masayo Soma, from the Riken Brain Science Institute in Wako, Japan, wanted to find out if the order in which birds hatch affects their song. (source: nature.com)
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