The songs of male cowbirds reared in isolation from male conspecifics were substantially more appealing to female cowbirds than were the songs of normal males. Why were their songs believed to be more potent than those of the group reared males?

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Isolates had not learned to modulate their songs in the presence of dominant males, likely leading to the production of more potent songs due to the lack of social cues that would normally influence song characteristics.

The Songs of Male Cowbirds Reared in Isolation from Male