article_snippet.sent: Male mice sing to woo females, scientists claim.
article_snippet.sent: In a quirky study that could shed help shed light on autism and other conditions that involve difficulties in communication, researchers from Duke University in North Carolina studied male mice that were either placed in a cage with a female – or one with just her scent.
article_snippet.sent: fewer fish found that males that are desperate to mate sing a lot more at higher frequencies with longer notes.
article_snippet.sent: Males singing as part of a chorus sing more than Males do when Males are alone.
article_snippet.sent: This means that males that can sing for longer have more energy reserves to defend the nest and to care for the eggs, and could enjoy higher social status and reproductive success as a result.