Changes in adult zebra finch song require a forebrain nucleus that is not necessary for song production

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 14-28

  Williams, Heather ^a   Mehta, Neil ^a  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult plasticity; Crystallized song; LMAN; Song; Songbird; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; TRACHEA; VOCALIZATION; VOICE;

EID: 0033025087     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(199904)39:1<14::AID-NEU2>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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