Condition-dependent song expression and mate choice behaviour in canaries (Serinus canaria).

The aim of this project is to study condition-dependence of song and mate choice in canaries (Serinus canaria). So far, experimental studies have focussed on the effect of environmental quality in order to study condition dependence, in particular in the context of the 'developmental stress hypothesis'. The main focus of this study will be on (a) the effect of genetic condition on the expression of song and (b) the consequences of genetic quality for female mate choice.

Keywords:BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY, MATE CHOICE, SONGBIRDS

Disciplines:Animal biology, Genetics, Endocrinology and metabolic diseases, Gynaecology and obstetrics, Nursing, Veterinary medicine