Using the word “know” loosely, that’s a simplified version of a new analysis of zebra finches by neuroscientists at the University of California, San Francisco. Sarah Woolley explains that males sing ...

Female Bengalese finches have a natural preference for their fathers’ songs over the songs of any other birds — a preference they will carry for their entire lives. (CN) — Female Bengalese finches, ...

A female house finch forages near the Hay Barn at UC Santa Cruz. House finches are common from coast to coast today and are familiar visitors to backyard feeders. These birds are native to the ...

Birds are notoriously promiscuous; even species that are referred to as "monogamous" often indulge in extra affairs on the side. For males, the advantages of these extrapair copulations are obvious: ...

Promiscuous female finches are picky with sperm, a new study suggests. The results show females of a particular finch species can select sperm from the males that are a more ideal genetic match, ...

These birds need a man to help about the nest, but still want options when choosing the best sperm to fertilise their eggs. Cheaters never win, except when they don’t get caught. Australian ...

Female zebra finches are choosy but flexible when it comes to finding a mate, allowing them to avoid the fitness costs of being too selective when competition for males is high, researchers report.

If you're a female and you're with an incompatible mate, beware: The stress could drive you to take drastic action. Researchers from Macquarie University in Sydney report in this week's Proceedings of ...

Zebra finches form monogamous lifetime partnerships, but both males and females indulge in extramarital sex. The benefit for the males is clear: the chance to sire more offspring than fidelity ...

William Feeney receives funding from an Endeavour Fellowship. Humans are notorious for cheating and deceiving. But we also like to see cheaters get punished. Surprisingly, our research has revealed ...

A new study shows that female finches may cheat on their partners not because cheating is beneficial to them, but because it's beneficial for males. Couldn't female cheating be beneficial to her as ...