Evolution and diversity in avian vocal system: An Evo-Devo model from the morphological and behavioral perspectives

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 355-367

  Matsunaga, Eiji ^a   Okanoya, Kazuo ^a  

^a RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cadherin; Evolution; Parrot; Songbird; Vocal system

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CADHERIN; NEUROPILIN; PLEXIN; SEMAPHORIN;

BEHAVIOR; BIRD; BRAIN; CHICKEN; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FOWL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMMINGBIRD; LEARNING; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE TRACT; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; PARROT; PHYLOGENY; PIGEON; REVIEW; SONGBIRD; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VOCAL CORD; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CADHERINS; EVOLUTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROPILINS; PARROTS; SEMAPHORINS; SONGBIRDS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

AVES; COLUMBA; GALLUS GALLUS; PASSERI; PSITTACIDAE; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 63849306274     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: 1440169X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-169X.2009.01091.x     Document Type: Review

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