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Wide repertoire wins mates

David Adam finds out why some male birds have more to sing about than others.

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  1. Nowicki, S., Hasselquist, D., Bensch, S. & Peters, S. Nestling growth and song repertoire size in great reed warblers: evidence for song learning as an indicator mechanism in mate choice. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 267, 2419 - 2424 2000.

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Adam, D. Wide repertoire wins mates. Nature (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/news001207-4

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