How hormone-sensitive are bird songs and what are the underlying mechanisms?

Acta Acustica united with Acustica

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 705-718

  Gahr, Manfred ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS;

ANDROGEN RECEPTORS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTORS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGENIC ACTIVITIES; NUMBER OF SPECIES; SONG CONTROL SYSTEM; TERRITORIAL DEFENSE; TROPICAL SPECIES;

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EID: 84904701475     PISSN: 16101928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3813/AAA.918749     Document Type: Article

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