Thoughts to ponder! Since the beat of the Katydids song is temperature dependent via chemical reactions, how and why do the songs of the related Whippoorwill and Chuck-wills-widow differ. Is the song encoded by the bird's genetics, learned, or a little of both? If genetic, is there a chemical process behind the differences in the different musical notes of the song? Josh, I know that you like the beautiful song and so do I, but the scientist in me wonders what is the cause for these things we observe.
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Thoughts to ponder! Since the beat of the Katydids song is temperature dependent via chemical reactions, how and why do the songs of the related Whippoorwill and Chuck-wills-widow differ. Is the song encoded by the bird's genetics, learned, or a little of both? If genetic, is there a chemical process behind the differences in the different musical notes of the song? Josh, I know that you like the beautiful song and so do I, but the scientist in me wonders what is the cause for these things we observe.