Major sex differences in the development of myelination are prominent in song system nucleus HVC but not IMAN

Animal Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-43

  Nixdorf Bergweiler, Barbara E ^a   von Bohlen, Viola ^b   Halbach, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Development; Morphometry; Myelinated fibres; Song system; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

MORPHOMETRY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SONGBIRD;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 2942587145     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075604323010033     Document Type: Article

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