Why would a bird perform a particularly conspicuous display in response to a predator’s call? This strange behavior seems like a recipe for disaster, since it probably alerts the predator to the ...

A male fairy-wren's low pitch song indicates body size, a new international study has shown. The study led by University of Melbourne researcher Dr Michelle Hall, is the first to show that the larger ...

A new study examines whether conspicuous colours of superb fairy-wrens signal male quality. In many animals, female preference for males with the most elaborate appearance is an important factor in ...

If a male songbird is worried about his mate's fidelity, should he react violently towards a rival male, or should he sing a duet with his mate when a rival shows up? A newly published study of the ...

Fairy wrens are everywhere. Go anywhere in Australia and there will be at least one local fairy wren. They're not endangered. In fact, it would be hard to imagine an animal less endangered than fairy ...

Using a horror film to bring your date closer is a classic move in the teenage playbook. Now, a study of Australian birds finds that other animals use the same "scary movie effect" to attract female ...

I ran across a sweet little paper that will make behavioral ecologists tingle in delight. Not only is this paper based on a really lovely experimental design, but it focuses upon a cute little bird ...

A male fairy-wren's low pitch song indicates body size, a new study has shown. A male fairy-wren's low pitch song indicates body size, a new international study has shown. The study led by University ...

In many animals, female preference for males with the most elaborate appearance is an important factor in the evolution of bright and dramatic colours. Females are thought to prefer colourful males ...

A new study shows that male fairy wrens hitchhike their songs onto predators' calls so that females are more likely to pay attention to them.