Effect of Darkness on Intrinsic Motivation for Undirected Singing in Bengalese Finch (Lonchura striata Domestica): A Comparative Study With Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 The zebra finch (ZF) and the Bengalese finch (BF) are animal models that have been commonly used for neurobiological studies on vocal learning. Although they largely share the brain structure for vocal learning and production, BFs produce more complex ...
Yunbok Kim, Chihiro Mori, Satoshi Kojima
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The Gut Microbial Composition Is Species-Specific and Individual-Specific in Two Species of Estrildid Finches, the Bengalese Finch and the Zebra Finch [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Microbial communities residing in the gastrointestinal tracts of animals have profound impacts on the physiological processes of their hosts. In humans, host-specific and environmental factors likely interact together to shape gut microbial communities ...
Öncü Maraci +2 more
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A compact statistical model of the song syntax in Bengalese finch. [PDF]
PLoS Computational Biology, 2011 Songs of many songbird species consist of variable sequences of a finite number of syllables. A common approach for characterizing the syntax of these complex syllable sequences is to use transition probabilities between the syllables. This is equivalent
Dezhe Z Jin, Alexay A Kozhevnikov
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Monitored therapy of sporadic mycobacteriosis caused by Mycobacterium genavense in Atlantic canaries (Serinus canaria) and Bengalese finch (Lonchura striata) [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Research, 2021 Mycobacteriosis is a significant disease of companion and wild birds which causes emaciation and widely distributed lesions, as well as being a potential zoonosis. Its primary aetiological agents in birds are Mycobacterium avium subsp.
Ledwoń Aleksandra +3 more
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Thalamostriatal and cerebellothalamic pathways in a songbird, the Bengalese finch. [PDF]
J Comp Neurol, 2018 Abstract The thalamostriatal system is a major network in the mammalian brain, originating principally from the intralaminar nuclei of thalamus. Its functions remain unclear, but a subset of these projections provides a pathway through which the cerebellum communicates with the basal ganglia.
Nicholson DA, Roberts TF, Sober SJ.
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Cooperation of deterministic dynamics and random noise in production of complex syntactical avian song sequences: a neural network model [PDF]
Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, 2011 How the brain learns and generates temporal sequences is a fundamental issue in neuroscience. The production of birdsongs, a process which involves complex learned sequences, provides researchers with an excellent biological model for this topic.
Yuichi eYamashita +4 more
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Comparative gene expression analysis among vocal learners (Bengalese finch and budgerigar) and non-learners (quail and ring dove) reveals variable cadherin expressions in the vocal system [PDF]
Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 2011 Birds use various vocalizations to communicate with one another, and some are acquired through learning. So far, three families of birds (songbirds, parrots, and hummingbirds) have been identified as having vocal learning ability.
Eiji eMatsunaga +3 more
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Role of the ventral portion of intermediate arcopallium in stability of female Bengalese finch song preferences [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyThe process of decision making is a complex procedure influenced by both external and internal conditions. Songbirds provide an excellent model to investigate the neural mechanisms of decision making, because females rely on acoustic signals called songs
Austin Coulter, Jonathan F. Prather
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Sexual Differences in Cell Loss during the Post-Hatch Development of Song Control Nuclei in the Bengalese Finch. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Birdsongs and the regions of their brain that control song exhibit obvious sexual differences. However, the mechanisms underlying these sexual dimorphisms remain unknown.
XiaoNing Chen +7 more
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Lesions in a songbird vocal circuit increase variability in song syntax [PDF]
eLifeComplex skills like speech and dance are composed of ordered sequences of simpler elements, but the neuronal basis for the syntactic ordering of actions is poorly understood.
Avani Koparkar +5 more
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