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The Australian zebra finch is used worldwide in several research fields (e.g. neurobiology, physiology, behaviour, ecology and evolution) as individuals are easy to maintain and breed in captivity. [12] Zebra finches are more social than many migratory birds, generally traveling in small bands and sometimes gathering in larger groups. [13]
The zebra finch genome was the second bird genome to be sequenced, in 2008, after that of the chicken. [32] The Australian zebra finch uses an acoustic signal to communicate to embryos. It gives an incubation call to its eggs when the weather is hot—above 26 °C (79 °F)—and when the end of their incubation period is near.
The main focus of Zann's ornithological research was the zebra finch. [2] This work was synthesised in the 1996 book Zebra Finch: A Synthesis of Field and Laboratory Studies, which has been described as his magnum opus. [2] Zann was also known for his studies on the island biogeography of the volcanic island of Krakatau, Indonesia.
Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. Common chaffinch, Fringilla ...
Australian zebra finch; Ayacucho antpitta; Ayacucho thistletail; Ayeyarwady bulbul; Ayres's hawk-eagle; Azara's spinetail; Azores bullfinch; Azores chaffinch; Aztec rail; Aztec thrush; Azuero dove; Azure dollarbird; Azure gallinule; Azure jay; Azure kingfisher; Azure tit; Azure-breasted pitta; Azure-crested flycatcher; Azure-crowned hummingbird ...
In addition to reversal learning, personality, and hormone levels, further research suggests that diet may also correlate with associative learning performance. Bonaparte et al. demonstrated that high-protein diets in zebra finches correlated with better associative learning. [14]
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A notable example in birds is the zebra finch. These birds have lateralised brain structures in the face of a common steroid signal, providing strong evidence for a non-hormonal primary sex mechanism regulating brain differentiation. [26]