Variation in the volume of zebra finch song control nuclei is heritable: Developmental and evolutionary implications

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 267, Issue 1457, 2000, Pages 2099-2104

  Airey, D C ^a   Castillo Juarez, H ^a   Casella, G ^a   Pollak, E J ^a   DeVoogd, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary neurobiology; Heritability; High vocal centre; Sexual selection; Song; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; PASSERINE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONG;

ARTICLE; BIRD; BRAIN GROWTH; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERITABILITY; LOUDNESS; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SONGBIRD; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 0034703654     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1255     Document Type: Article

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