Afferentation of a caudal forebrain area activated during courtship behavior: A tracing study in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)

Brain Research

Volumn 1184, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 108-120

  Sadananda, Monika ^a   Korte, Stefan ^b   Bischof, Hans Joachim ^b  

^a MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activity dependent plasticity; Bird; Courtship; Forebrain; Song

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; COURTSHIP; FINCH; FOREBRAIN; LOCUS CERULEUS; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AMIDINES; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOTIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COURTSHIP; DEOXYGLUCOSE; DEXTRANS; FINCHES; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PROSENCEPHALON; RHODAMINES;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 36349016737     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.09.040     Document Type: Article

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