A test of absolute photorefractoriness and photo-induced neural plasticity of song-control regions in black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 747-753

  Phillmore, Leslie S ^a   Hoshooley, Jennifer S ^a   Hahn, Thomas P ^b   MacDougall Shackleton, Scott A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; LIGHT EMISSION; PLASTICITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

PHOTOPERIODS; PHOTOREFRACTORIES; ROBUST NUCLEUS; SONG-CONTROL REGIONS;

BIODIVERSITY;

SONG;

AVES; PARUS ATRICAPILLUS; POECILE ATRICAPILLUS;

EID: 26844460620     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-070     Document Type: Article

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