The neurobiology of Zebra Finch song: Insights from gene expression studies

Emu

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 219-232

  London, Sarah E ^a   Clayton, David F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROLOGY; PASSERINE; SONG;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 77955873700     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU09079     Document Type: Review

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