Enhanced testosterone levels affect singing motivation but not song structure and amplitude in Bengalese finches

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-35

  Ritschard, M ^a   Laucht, S ^a   Dale, J ^b   Brumm, H ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Activational effects; Bird song; Lonchura striata; Song performance; Song structure; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; LONCHURA STRIATA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGING; SONGBIRD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; DRUG IMPLANTS; FINCHES; MALE; MOTIVATION; TESTOSTERONE; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 78149235041     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

References (73)

1. Adkins-Regan E. Hormones and animal social behavior 2005, Princeton University Press, Princeton.
2. Rost R. Hormones and behaviour: a joint examination of studies on seasonal variation in song production and plasma levels of testosterone in the great tit Parus major. J Ornithol 1990, 131:403-411.
3. Rost R. Hormones and behaviour: a comparison of studies on seasonal changes in song production and plasma testosterone levels in the willow tit Parus montanus. Ornis Fenn 1992, 69:1-6.
4. Pröve E. Der Einfluss von Kastration und Testosteronsubstitution auf das Sexualverhalten männlicher Zebrafinken (Taeniopygia guttata castanotis Gould). J Ornithol 1974, 115:338-347.
5. Arnold A.P. The effects of castration and androgen replacement on song, courtship, and aggression in zebra finches (Poephila guttata). J Exp Zool 1975, 191:309-326.
6. Heid P., Güttinger H.R., Pröve E. The influence of castration and testosterone replacement on the song architecture of canaries (Serinus canaria). Z Tierpsychol 1985, 69:224-236.
7. Kern M.D., King J.R. Testosterone-induced singing in female white-crowned sparrows. Condor 1972, 74:204-209.
8. Mulligan J., Erickson R. Instrumental analysis of hormone induced singing in female canaries. Am Zool 1968, 8:743-744.
9. Shoemaker H.H. Effects of testosterone proprionate on the behavior of the female canary. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 1939, 41:299-302.
10. Ball G.F., Castelino C.B., Maney D.L., Appeltants D., Balthazart J. The activation of birdsong by testosterone. Multiple sites of action and role of ascending catecholamine projections. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2003, 1007:211-231.
11. Gahr M., Metzdorf R. Distribution and dynamics in the expression of androgen and estrogen receptors in vocal control systems of songbirds. Brain Res Bull 1997, 44:509-517.
12. Veney S.L., Wade J. Steroid receptors in the adult zebra finch syrinx: a sex difference in androgen receptor mRNA, minimal expression of estrogen receptor α and aromatase. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2004, 136:192-199.
13. Gil D., Gahr M. The honesty of bird song: multiple constraints for multiple traits. Trends Ecol Evol 2002, 17:133-141.
14. Boseret G., Carere C., Ball G.F., Balthazart J. Social context affects testosterone-induced singing and the volume of song control nuclei in male canaries (Serinus canaria). J Neurobiol 2006, 66:1044-1060.
15. Cynx J., Bean N.J., Rossman I. Testosterone implants alter the frequency range of zebra finch songs. Horm Behav 2005, 47:446-451.
16. Ketterson E.D., Nolan V., Wolf L., Ziegenfuss C. Testosterone and avian life histories: effects of experimentally elevated testosterone on behavior and correlates of fitness in the dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis). Am Nat 1992, 140:980-999.
17. Kurvers R.H.J.M., Roberts M.L., McWilliams S.R., Peters A. Experimental manipulation of testosterone and condition during molt affects activity and vocalizations of male blue tits. Horm Behav 2008, 54:263-269.
18. McDonald P.G., Buttemer W.A., Astheimer L.B. The influence of testosterone on territorial defence and parental behavior in male free-living rufous whistlers, Pachycephala rufiventris. Horm Behav 2001, 39:185-194.
19. Nowicki S., Ball G.F. Testosterone induction of song in photosensitive and photorefractory male sparrows. Horm Behav 1989, 23:514-525.
20. Silverin B. Effects of long-lasting testosterone treatment on free-living pied flycatchers, Ficedula hypoleuca, during the breeding season. Anim Behav 1980, 28:906-912.
21. Strand C.R., Ross M.S., Weiss S.L., Deviche P. Testosterone and social context affect singing behavior but not song control region volumes in adult male songbirds in the fall. Behav Process 2008, 78:29-37.
22. Day L.B., McBroom J.T., Schlinger B.A. Testosterone increases display behaviors but does not stimulate growth of adult plumage in male golden-collared manakins (Manacus vitellinus). Horm Behav 2006, 49:223-232.
23. Mougeot F., Dawson A., Redpath S.M., Leckie F. Testosterone and autumn territorial behavior in male red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus. Horm Behav 2005, 47:576-584.
24. Kunc H.P., Foerster K., Vermeirssen E.L.M., Kempenaers B. Experimentally elevated plasma testosterone levels do not influence singing behaviour of male blue tits (Parus caeruleus) during the early breeding season. Ethology 2006, 112:984-992.
25. Galeotti P., Saino N., Sacchi R., Møller A.P. Song correlates with social context, testosterone and body condition in male barn swallows. Anim Behav 1997, 53:687-700.
26. Saino N., Galeotti P., Sacchi R., Møller A.P. Song and immunological condition in male barn swallows (Hirundo rustica). Behav Ecol 1997, 8:364-371.
27. Saino N., Møller A.P. Testosterone correlates of mate guarding, singing and aggressive behaviour in male barn swallows, Hirundo rustica. Anim Behav 1995, 49:465-472.
28. Fusani L. Seasonal expression of androgen receptors, estrogen receptors, and aromatase in the canary brain in relation to circulating androgens and estrogens. J Neurobiol 2000, 43:254-268.
29. Voigt C., Leitner S. No correlation between song and circulating testosterone levels during multiple broods in the domesticated canary (Serinus canaria). Ethology 2010, 116:113-119.
30. Searcy W.A. Sound-pressure levels and song preferences in female red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius poeniceus) (Aves, Emberizidae). Ethology 1996, 102:187-196.
31. Ritschard M., Riebel K., Brumm H. Female zebra finches prefer high-amplitude song. Anim Behav 2010, 79:877-883.
32. Plummer E.M., Goller F. Singing with reduced air sac volume causes uniform decrease in airflow and sound amplitude in the zebra finch. J Exp Biol 2008, 211:66-78.
33. Catchpole C.K., Slater P.J.B. Bird song: biological themes and variations 2008, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
34. Fusani L. Testosterone control of male courtship in birds. Horm Behav 2008, 54:227-233.
35. Weatherhead P.J., Metz K.J., Bennett G.F., Irwin R.E. Parasite faunas, testosterone and secondary sexual traits in male red-winged blackbirds. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 1993, 33:13-23.
36. Arnold A.P., Breedlove S.M. Organizational and activational effects of sex steroids on brain and behavior: a reanalysis. Horm Behav 1985, 19:469-498.
37. Ikeda M., Takeuchi H.A., Aoki K. The role of sex steroid in two avian song behaviors differing in ontogenetic process. Experientia 1994, 50:972-974.
38. Sossinka R., Böhner J. Song types in the zebra finch Poephila guttata castanotis. Z Tierpsychol 1980, 53:123-132.
39. Seiler H.W., Gahr M., Goldsmith A.R., Güttinger H.R. Testosteron, Progesteron und Prolaktin im Brutzyklus des Japanischen Mövchens (Lonchura striata var. domestica). Verh Dtsch Zoologischen Ges 1988, 81:262-263.
40. Seiler W., Güttinger H.R. Testosterone titers, song and courtship activity in the domestic Bengalese finch (Lonchura striata var. domestica). J Ornithol 1988, 129:473-475.
41. Goymann W., Moore I.T., Scheuerlein A., Hirschenhauser K., Grafen A., Wingfield J.C. Testosterone in tropical birds: effects of environmental and social factors. Am Nat 2004, 164:327-334.
42. Hau M., Gill S.A., Goymann W. Tropical field endocrinology: ecology and evolution of testosterone concentrations in male birds. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2008, 157:241-248.
43. Restall R. Munias and mannikins 1996, Pica Press, Sussex.
44. Eisner E. The biology of the Bengalese finch. Auk 1960, 77:271-287.
45. Okanoya K., Yamaguchi A. Adult Bengalese finches (Lonchura striata var. domestica) requite real-time auditory feedback to produce normal song syntax. J Neurobiol 1997, 33:343-356.
46. Woolley S.M.N., Rubel E.W. Bengalese finches Lonchura striata domestica depend upon auditory feedback for the maintenance of adult song. J Neurosci 1997, 17:6380-6390.
47. Honda E., Okanoya K. Acoustical and syntactical comparisons between songs of the White-backed munia (Lonchura striata) and its domestic strain, the Bengalese finch (Lonchura striate var. domestica). Zool Sci 1999, 16:319-326.
48. Fusani L. Endocrinology in field studies: problems and solutions for the experimental design. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2008, 157:249-253.
49. Bachmann S.E., Bachmann J.M., Mashaly M.M. Effect of photoperiod on the diurnal rhythm of plasma testosterone, dihydrotestosterone and androstenedione in mature male chickens. Comp Biochem Physiol A 1987, 87:775-779.
50. Balthazart J. Daily variations of behavioural activities and of plasma testosterone levels in the domestic duck Anas platyrhynchos. J Zool 1976, 180:155-173.
51. Balthazart J., Reboulleau C., Cheng M.F. Diurnal variations of plasma FSH, LH, and testosterone in male ring doves kept under different photoperiods. Gen Comp Endocrinol 1981, 44:202-206.
52. Schanbacher B.D., Gomes W.R., VanDemark N.L. Diurnal rhythm in serum testosterone levels and thymidine uptake by testes in domestic fowl. J Anim Sci 1974, 38:1245-1248.
53. Goymann W., Möstl E., Gwinner E. Non-invasive methods to measure androgen metabolites in excrements of European stonechats, Saxicola torquata rubicola. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2002, 129:80-87.
54. Goymann W., Trappschuh M., Jensen W., Schwabl I. Low ambient temperature increases food intake and dropping production, leading to incorrect estimates of hormone metabolite concentrations in European stonechats. Horm Behav 2006, 49:644-653.
55. Brumm H. Song amplitude and body size in birds. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 2009, 63:1157-1165.
56. Brumm H., Zollinger S.A., Slater P.J.B. Developmental stress affects song learning but not song complexity and vocal amplitude in zebra finches. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 2009, 63:1387-1395.
57. Brumm H., Slater P.J.B. Animals can vary signal amplitude with receiver distance: evidence from zebra finch song. Anim Behav 2006, 72:699-705.
58. R Development Core Team R: a language and environment for statistical computing 2008, R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria.
59. Bolker B.M., Brooks M.E., Clark C.J., Geange S.W., Poulsen J.R., Stevens M.H.H., et al. Generalized linear mixed models: a practical guide for ecology and evolution. Trends Ecol Evol 2008, 24:127-135.
60. Conover W.J., Iman R.L. Analysis of covariance using the rank transformation. Biometrics 1982, 38:715-724.
61. Wikelski M., Hau M., Robinson W.D., Wingfield J.C. Reproductive seasonality of seven neotropical passerine species. Condor 2003, 105:683-695.
62. Wingfield J.C., Ball G.F., Dufty A.M., Hegner R.E., Ramenofsky M. Testosterone and aggression in birds. Am Sci 1987, 75:602-608.
63. Reyer H.-U., Dittami J.P., Hall M.R. Avian helpers at the nest: are they psychologically castrated?. Ethology 1986, 71:216-228.
64. Wingfield J.C., Hegner R.E., Lewis D.M. Circulating levels of luteinizing hormone and steroid hormones in relation to social status in the cooperatively breeding white-browed sparrow weaver, Plocepasser mahali. J Zool Lond 1991, 225:43-58.
65. Wingfield J.C., Hegner R.E., Dufty A.M., Ball G.F. The 'challenge hypothesis': theoretical implications for patterns of testosterone secretion, mating systems, and breeding strategies. Am Nat 1990, 136:829-846.
66. Brumm H., Todt D. Male-male vocal interactions and the adjustment of song amplitude in a territorial bird. Anim Behav 2004, 67:281-286.
67. Wingfield J.C. Short-term changes in plasma levels of hormones during establishment and defense of a breeding territory in male song sparrows, Melospiza melodia. Horm Behav 1985, 19:174-187.
68. Grisham W., Arnold A.P. A direct comparison of the masculinizing effects of testosterone, androstenedione, estrogen, and progesterone on the development of the zebra finch song system. J Neurobiol 1995, 26:163-170.
69. Veney S.L., Wade J. Post-hatching syrinx development in the zebra finch: an analysis of androgen receptor, aromatase, estrogen receptor alpha and estrogen receptor beta mRNAs. J Comp Physiol A 2005, 191:97-104.
70. Wingfield J.C., Lynn S.E., Soma K.K. Avoiding the "costs" of testosterone: ecological bases of hormone-behavior interactions. Brain Behav Evol 2001, 57:239-251.
71. Mountjoy D.J., Lemon R.E. Female choice for complex song in the European starling: a field experiment. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 1996, 38:65-71.
72. Searcy M.A., Yasukawa K. Song and female choice. Ecology and evolution of acoustic communication in birds 1996, 454-473. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca. D.E. Kroodsma, E.H. Miller (Eds.).
73. Vallet E., Kreutzer M. Female canaries are sexually responsive to special song phrases. Anim Behav 1995, 49:1603-1610.