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Similar to how a cricket chirps by rubbing together sound-making apparatus in its hind legs, male club-winged manakins (Machaeropterus deliciosus) use specially adapted feathers in each wing to make a violinlike hum, a Cornell University animal behaviorist Kimberly Bostwick writes in Science magazine (July 29, 2005).
Science 2005
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Sr. Kimberly Bostwick said that the irregular structure of the heavy, specialised feathers is responsible for creating the club-winged manakin''s unique high-pitched courtship song, reports New Scientist.
unknown title 2009
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Today's stories on newscientist. com, at a glance, including: what the LHC is really looking for, how a mini ice age took hold of Europe in months, and how to get a club-winged manakin excited
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Today's stories on newscientist. com, at a glance, including: what the LHC is really looking for, how a mini ice age took hold of Europe in months, and how to get a club-winged manakin excited
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Today's stories on newscientist. com, at a glance, including: what the LHC is really looking for, how a mini ice age took hold of Europe in months, and how to get a club-winged manakin excited
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While the researchers speculated how the sound was created, they have since proven that the club-winged manakin's feathers resonate at a particular frequency to create the tone.
unknown title 2009
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