Greater hippocampal neuronal recruitment in food-storing than in non-food-storing birds

Developmental Neurobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 406-414

  Hoshooley, Jennifer S ^a   Sherry, David F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Food storing; Hippocampus; Neurogenesis; Neuronal recruitment

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; CELL PROTEIN; PROTEIN NEUN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ENOLASE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BRAIN SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPARROW; SPATIAL MEMORY; ANIMAL; APPETITE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRDS; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CELL COUNT; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34249695016     PISSN: 19328451     EISSN: 1932846X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dneu.20316     Document Type: Article

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