Sex differences in the telencephalic song control circuitry in Bengalese finches (Lonchura striata var. domestica)

Zoological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1089-1094

  Tobari, Yasko ^a,b   Nakamura, Koji Z ^a   Okanoya, Kazuo ^a,b,c  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bengalese finch; Sexual differentiation; Song control system; Volumetric study

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FINCH; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TELENCEPHALON; VOCALIZATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FINCHES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; TELENCEPHALON; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

FRINGILLIDAE; LONCHURA STRIATA; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 28844482960     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.22.1089     Document Type: Article

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