{"690062":{"#nid":"690062","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"It\u2019s a sing\u2011off! Myth\u2011busting about birds and sex when it comes to defending the nest","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAssistant Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/benjamin%20freeman\u0022\u003EBenjamin Freeman\u003C\/a\u003E and graduate student\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EShreyas Arashanapalli\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eof the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E detail their study on the use of birdsong for territorial defense. They highlight that\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Emale birds \u2014 and many female birds \u2014 sing and defend territories. Their examination uncovered that cooperative territorial defense is especially common in birds with long-term social bonds or that live close to the equator.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAssistant Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/benjamin%20freeman\u0022\u003EBenjamin Freeman\u003C\/a\u003E and graduate student\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EShreyas Arashanapalli\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eof the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E detail their study on the use of birdsong for territorial defense. They highlight that\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Emale birds \u2014 and many female birds \u2014 sing and defend territories. Their examination uncovered that cooperative territorial defense is especially common in birds with long-term social bonds or that live close to the equator.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2026-04-29 21:57:16","changed_gmt":"2026-04-30 14:49:54","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"The Conversation ","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/its-a-sing-off-myth-busting-about-birds-and-sex-when-it-comes-to-defending-the-nest-279998","dateline":{"date":"2026-04-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-04-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"23921","name":"birds"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"192254","name":"cos-climate"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}