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Variation in Songbirds Among songbirds, such as canaries and finches, different individuals behave quite differently. Males of the species tend to sing much more than females, who sing rarely or never. The songs of the males birds are thought to be responsible for attracting mates and establishing territory. Would you suspect that the structure of the male and female brains is different? Well, their behavior is different, so their brains must be somehow different as well . . . right? HOME || VARIATION || PATHOLOGY || GENDER & SEXUAL ORIENTATION || BIBLIOGRAPHY