A genetically tailored education for birds

Ofer Tchernichovski () and Dalton Conley ()

Nature, 2019, vol. 575, issue 7782, 290-291

Abstract: The ability of birds to learn a song depends not on their genes alone, but also on whether their genetic make-up is well matched to that of their singing teacher. This discovery sheds light on how gene–environment interactions affect learning.

Keywords: Genetics; Neuroscience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-03416-4

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