Pair bonding in the female zebra finch: A potential role for the nucleus taeniae

Neuroscience

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 275-283

  Svec, L A ^a   Licht, K M ^a   Wade, J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

amygdala; reproduction; social behavior; songbird

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN ZENK; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINCH; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS TAENIAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; AVIAN PROTEINS; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE PROTEIN 1; FEMALE; FINCHES; MALE; PAIR BOND; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 64049099999     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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