Thursday, March 10, 2011

The Song of the Mice

Physorg notes that there is research going on about how mice sing (ultrasonically):
Whether or not mouse song involves learning either through auditory imitation or behavioral feedback (e.g., from the mother)... is a subject of hot debate, and the answer is proving elusive. To highlight the difficulties facing researchers, two studies published on March 9, 2011 in the open-access journal have come to differing conclusions about whether mouse patterns are innate or learned.
Rodents sing and they laugh. Sound like good company, really.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Steve

Shuttle Discovery was retired today. I expect you to blog about this on OD with a detailed history

Nothing to do with the topic on mice, but how else do I get your attention.

Gab