Sexual dimorphism in the song system of the Carolina wren Thryothorus ludovicianus

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 418, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 346-360

  Nealen, Paul M ^a   Perkel, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird song; Duetting repertoire size; HVc; Robust nucleus of the archistriatum; Songbird

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIRD; CELL DENSITY; CELL SIZE; FOREBRAIN; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGING;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; FEMALE; MALE; NEURONS; PROSENCEPHALON; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SONGBIRDS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0033952684     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(20000313)418:3<346::AID-CNE8>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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