Testis-dependent and -independent effects of photoperiod on volumes of song control nuclei in American tree sparrows (Spizella arborea)

Brain Research

Volumn 760, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 163-169

  Bernard, Daniel J ^a,c   Wilson, Fred E ^b   Ball, Gregory F ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Photoperiod; Plasticity; Seasonality; Songbird; Testosterone; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SINGING; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; BRAIN; MALE; PHOTOPERIOD; TESTIS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0030844618     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00277-1     Document Type: Article

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