Interesting research based on a paper in Science by Deakin University researchers in Geelong.
Bit of initial ino here - http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-19/w ... gs/7766036
Interview with the researchers - https://radio.abc.net.au/programitem/pg ... ?play=true
Zebra Finches talking to their eggs
- elferoz777
- ...............................
- Posts: 1753
- Joined: 01 Feb 2012, 22:15
- Location: Fairy Meadow, NSW
Listened to this yesterday on ABC.
Very very interesting!
Thanks for the post sam.
Very very interesting!
Thanks for the post sam.
Breeding Project 2020-2025.
agate mosaic canaries, agate yellow mosaic canaries, red zebs, self bengos and goldfinch mules.
agate mosaic canaries, agate yellow mosaic canaries, red zebs, self bengos and goldfinch mules.
- finchbreeder
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Posts: 11514
- Joined: 27 Jun 2009, 20:00
- Location: Midwest of West. Aust. Coast
- Location: Midwest of West.Aust.Coast
So if you want big show birds breed in winter? and if you want higher fertility breed in summer?
LML
LML
LML
-
- ...............................
- Posts: 398
- Joined: 10 Mar 2009, 17:07
- Location: Llandilo, NSW
- Location: Llandilo
- Tiaris
- ...............................
- Posts: 3517
- Joined: 23 Apr 2011, 08:48
- Location: Coffs Harbour
I have to wholeheartedly agree Arthur.arthur wrote:I am neither a scientist nor am I a Zebra Finch . .
But I will treat those hypotheses with a large amount of healthy skepticism . .
While keeping an open mind . . of course
I was very amused with the presumption that fairy-wren mothers communicating to their unhatched embryos could be a defence against cuckoo parasitism. The notion of the unhatched embryo putting his boxing gloves on and swinging aggressively within the eggshell as the cuckoo hatchling ejects it from the nest came to mind.