Social context-induced song variation affects female behavior and gene expression

PLoS Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 0525-0537

  Woolley, Sarah C ^a   Doupe, Allison J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; AVIAN PROTEIN;

ANTERIOR FOREBRAIN PATHWAY; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN REGION; CAUDOMEDIAL MESOPALLIUM; CAUDOMEDIAL NEDOPALLIUM; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SONGBIRD; STEREOTYPY; TELENCEPHALON; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; FINCH; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MATE CHOICE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION;

TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AVIAN PROTEINS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; FINCHES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TELENCEPHALON; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 41749091070     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060062     Document Type: Article

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