Development of brain and behavior in birds [electronic resource]
- Responsibility
- Juli Wade.
- Imprint
- San Rafael, Calif. (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) : Morgan & Claypool, c2012.
- Physical description
- 1 electronic text (vii, 41 p.).
- Series
- Colloquium digital library of life sciences.
- Colloquium series on the developing brain bk. #3. 2159-5208
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Creators/Contributors
- Author/Creator
- Wade, Juli.
Contents/Summary
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-39).
- Contents
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- IntroductionSong and Song LearningOther Social/Reproductive BehaviorsConclusions and Ideas for Future Directions.
- (source: Nielsen Book Data)
- Publisher's summary
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Sex differences in brain and behavior are widespread across vertebrates. Birds exhibit remarkable examples of these types of parallels between structure and function. For example, only male zebra finches sing, and the brain areas and muscles controlling the learning and production of these vocalizations are greatly enhanced in males compared to females. These sex differences are permanently established in development. Some songbirds, unlike zebra finches, change their songs seasonally. In a number of these species, the brain regions exhibit changes in neuron loss and incorporation across these periods. The mechanisms involved in these types of sexual differentiation and adult plasticity are described-they likely involve both steroid hormones and genetic (protein) factors. The strength of the relationships between morphology and behavior, as well as many other factors, has made birds outstanding models for the investigation of numerous functions. These include the mechanisms regulating vocal learning, auditory perception, neurogenesis, and cell survival. The lessons learned have broad implications for health-related processes and basic biological principles.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
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Bibliographic information
- Publication date
- 2012
- Series
- Colloquium series on the developing brain, 2159-5208 ; #3
- Note
- Part of: Colloquium digital library of life sciences.
- Series from website.
- Access
- Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers.
- Referenced in
- Google scholar
- Google book search
- Note
- Also available in print.
- Format
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.
- ISBN
- 9781615043491 (electronic bk.)
- 9781615043484 (pbk.)
- 1615043497 (electronic bk.)
- DOI
- 10.4199/C00041ED1V01Y201110DBR003
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