Recent Research published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society Journal Proceedings B challenges the assumption that bird choice of nesting materials is genetically predetermined. The study found that birds choose of nesting materials was at least in part learned. Nesting material choice was based on the structural qualities of the materials. Read more at Royal Society journal Proceedings B: Physical cognition: birds learn the structural efficacy of nest material. or news article BBC News – Birds choose best building materials.
Posted by: Sandy Steinman | May 25, 2014
Birds Learn To Choose Best Nesting Materials
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