Sexual differentiation of the zebra finch song system parallels genetic, not gonadal, sex

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-152

  Wade, Juli ^a   Swender, David A ^a   McElhinny, Teresa L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Birdsong; Estradiol; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; FADROZOLE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; HATCHING; HORMONE RESPONSE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TESTIS; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 0032853535     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.1999.1537     Document Type: Article

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