Prof Ryan Norris
Prof. Ryan Norris

Prof. Ryan Norris appeared in the media Oct. 4 talking about a new study published in Current Biology that found that baby birds learn to sing from adults.

The story appeared on Morningstar and CBC News.

Norris, a professor in U of G’s Department of Integrative Biology, talked about how a team  of researchers from U of G and University of Windsor conducted the study with sparrows on Kent Island, N.B.

Read the full study here.

His research includes birds and animal behaviour.

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