Seasonal plasticity in the song nuclei of wild rufous-sided towhees

Brain Research

Volumn 734, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 79-85

  Smith, G Troy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Neural plasticity; Seasonal; Songbird

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SINGING; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030599141     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00613-0     Document Type: Article

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