Female birds 'jam' their mates' flirtatious songs

When a single female is nearby, female antbirds will sing over the songs of their male partners in an apparent attempt to keep their messages from getting through, according to a new report published online on March 12th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. Males respond to that interruption by singing a different tune.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news156086600.html">Female birds 'jam' their mates' flirtatious songs</a></p> <p>When a single female is nearby, female antbirds will sing over the songs of their male partners in an apparent attempt to keep their messages from getting through, according to a new report published online on March 12th in <I>Current Biology</I>, a Cell Press publication. Males respond to that interruption by singing a different tune.</p>