Transduction of a non-photic cue: From the auditory system to a neuroendocrine response?

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 148, Issue SUPLL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Maney, Donna L ^a   Goode, Christopher T ^a   Ball, Gregory F ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Courtship; Estrogen; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Photo stimulation; Song

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CUE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD;

AVES; PASSERI;

EID: 36949034919     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0242-1     Document Type: Article

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