Carolina Science Cafe: Songbirds

In songbirds, the morphology of the vocal tract predicts song performance, and song performance affects access to mates. This, in turn, raises the question as to what causes this vocal-tract morphological variation. In March’s Carolina Science Cafe, Dr. Keith Sockman will discuss the recent analyses from his laboratory’s 20-year dataset on wild, free-ranging Lincoln’s sparrows at our montane field site in Colorado, which have revealed developmental constraints on the vocal tract, driven in part by parental favoritism toward some nestlings over their sibling nestmates.

🎟️ Free and open to adults
🍴 Light appetizers available for attendees
🍻 Drinks available for purchase

📍Hosted at Haw River Tap & Table in Carrboro.

Learn more at moreheadplanetarium.org/calendar/carolina-science-cafe-march26/

You may also like the following events from Morehead Planetarium & Science Center:

• Next Friday, 6th March, 06:00 pm, Scouts Astronomy Workshop in Chapel Hill
• Next month, 20th March, 08:00 pm, Skywatching at Little River Regional Park in Rougemont