Tits sound different in urban areas

[Baruch Menachem]

due to noise pollution, songbirds sing differently in urban areas

One mistake in the article is that songbirds sing to attract mates. Actually they sing to mark territory. An important distinction. It might be urban birds just need to sound more aggressive to keep their territories.

Is that hip-hop coming from the treetop? Scientists listening to great tits think so. According to a new study published in Current Biology, birds in urban areas tweet more brashly, using staccato notes at a higher pitch, than forest dwellers. Researchers believe this to be the equivalent of avian hip-hop, which birds may have adapted so they can hear each other above the din of the city.

Researchers at the University of Leiden in Norway monitored great tits—a common European songbird—in 10 cities, including Amsterdam, London and Prague. In all 10 places, they found that city birds sing faster, start their phrases with shorter notes and leave out lower frequency notes compared to individuals of the same species living in surrounding forests.

The sounds of city and country great tits are so different that the researchers believe that eventually the birds could divide into two distinct species. But other birds might not be so lucky, says biologist Hans Slabbekoorn, who led the study. Birds use song to attract mates and define territory. If other species can't adapt to be heard above the noise, they could disappear from cities altogether.

 

[ScienceRocks]

I thought this thread was going to be about something else. SHIT!

 

[Wonky Pundit]

Among that group, the great tits in Amsterdam are perhaps the most easily studied.

 

[ScienceRocks]

To make this thread right, here you go!


Pics Deleted. The second one was apparently an underage girl


PixieStix

 

[jillian]

Among that group, the great tits in Amsterdam are perhaps the most easily studied.

only because they're most commonly found in a natural habitate illuminated by red light.

 

[jillian]

To make this thread right, here you go!g[/IMG]

you know that's overkill, right?

 

[Wonky Pundit]

To make this thread right, here you go!g[/IMG]

you know that's overkill, right?

I'd say that Matthew is milking it.

 

[flacaltenn]

birds in urban areas tweet more brashly, using staccato notes at a higher pitch, than forest dwellers.

Just like typical New Yorkers, brash, higher pitched, and yelling at each other for no apparent reason.

(Just had to get that off my chest)

 

[Mr. H.]

A gentle squeeze, and a little mouth-to-tit resuscitation will have them singing like their old selves in no time.

 

[jillian]

To make this thread right, here you go!g[/IMG]

you know that's overkill, right?

I'd say that Matthew is milking it.

D'oh!

 

[RadiomanATL]

 

[RadiomanATL]

 

[skookerasbil]

nobody cares

 

[bigrebnc1775]

To make this thread right, here you go!g[/IMG]

you know that's overkill, right?

If it's more than a mouthful it's a waste.

 

[editec]

due to noise pollution, songbirds sing differently in urban areas

One mistake in the article is that songbirds sing to attract mates. Actually they sing to mark territory. An important distinction. It might be urban birds just need to sound more aggressive to keep their territories.

Is that hip-hop coming from the treetop? Scientists listening to great tits think so. According to a new study published in Current Biology, birds in urban areas tweet more brashly, using staccato notes at a higher pitch, than forest dwellers. Researchers believe this to be the equivalent of avian hip-hop, which birds may have adapted so they can hear each other above the din of the city.

Researchers at the University of Leiden in Norway monitored great tits—a common European songbird—in 10 cities, including Amsterdam, London and Prague. In all 10 places, they found that city birds sing faster, start their phrases with shorter notes and leave out lower frequency notes compared to individuals of the same species living in surrounding forests.

The sounds of city and country great tits are so different that the researchers believe that eventually the birds could divide into two distinct species. But other birds might not be so lucky, says biologist Hans Slabbekoorn, who led the study. Birds use song to attract mates and define territory. If other species can't adapt to be heard above the noise, they could disappear from cities altogether.

TWEET TWEET , sucka! Gimme a dollar!​

 

[uscitizen]

"Titties flop floppin all around the world, now I want my titties and I want my beer, so you just barf her back up now Devil, do you hear?"

Rep for whomever recognizes those lyrics.

 

[Old Rocks]

nobody cares

You mean you don't. Judging from your posts, I doubt that anyone with mammery equipment attracts you.

 

[Wonky Pundit]

"Titties flop floppin all around the world, now I want my titties and I want my beer, so you just barf her back up now Devil, do you hear?"

Rep for whomever recognizes those lyrics.

It's actually

WELL I WANT MY CHRISSY, 'N I WANT MY BEER
SO YOU JUST BARF IT BACK UP NOW, DEVIL,
DO YOU HEAR!

From Frank Zappa's "Titties & Beer."

No rep necessary, as I don't play that game.

 

[uscitizen]

You are so correct, however his wording changed a bit in different performances.
But that is zappa.