Nonsequential developmental trajectories lead to dimorphic vocal circuitry for males with alternative reproductive tactics

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 493-504

  Bass, Andrew H ^a,b   Horvath, Brian J ^a   Brothers, Edward B ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

^c EFS Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

alternative reproductive tactics; dimorphic vocal circuitry; pacemaker soma; Porichthys notatus; type I and II reproductive morphs

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COURTSHIP; FISH; INNERVATION; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; VOCAL CORD; VOCALIZATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; FISHES; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0030016925     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(199608)30:4<493::AID-NEU5>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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