City tits hit the high notes to beat traffic hum

Birds may pitch songs to win mates despite urban din.

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Slabbekoorn, H. & Peet, M. Birds sing at a higher pitch in urban noise. Nature, 424, 267, (2003).
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Michael Hopkin
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University of Copenhagen

Hopkin, M. City tits hit the high notes to beat traffic hum. Nature (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/news030714-10