Amygdala and socio-sexual behavior in male zebra finches

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 250-257

  Ikebuchi, Maki ^a,b,c   Hasegawa, Toshikazu ^b   Bischof, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arousal; Birds; Female choice; Medial amygdala; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FINCH; INJURY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION;

AGGRESSION; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINCHES; MALE; PAIR BOND; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; TAENIA; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 71249143093     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000264660     Document Type: Article

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