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Songbirds: \u3ci\u3eA Colorful Chorus\u3c/i\u3e

, 2002
What is a Songbird? Anyone who has taken a walk in the woods or in their local park in the spring has heard the melodies of the winged singers collectively known as “songbirds.” Warblers, tanagers, orioles, finches, and hundreds of other species make up ...

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To Tame a Songbird: The Genomics of the Domestication Syndrome in a Songbird Model Species

Abstract Many domesticated animals share a syndromic phenotype marked by a suite of traits that include more variable patterns of coloration, reduced stress, aggression, and altered risk-taking and exploratory behaviors relative to their wild counterparts.
Madza Farias-Virgens, David Peede, Terrence Deacon, Kazuo Okanoya, Stephanie White, Emilia Huerta-Sanchez   +5 more
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Integrating Genomes, Brain and Behavior in the Study of Songbirds

, 2009
Songbirds share some essential traits but are extraordinarily diverse, allowing comparative analyses aimed at identifying specific genotype–phenotype associations.
Clayton, David F., Balakrishnan, Christopher N., London, Sarah E.   +2 more
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Understanding demand for songbirds within Indonesia's captive bird trade [PDF]

, 2020
Many South-East Asian bird species are in rapid decline due to offtake for the cagebird trade, driven largely by consumption in Indonesia and labelled the ‘Asian Songbird Crisis’.
Marshall, Harry
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Interaction between telencephalic signals and respiratory dynamics in songbirds

, 2012
signals and respiratory dynamics in songbirds.
Jorge M. Méndez, Franz Goller, Gabriel B. Mindlin   +2 more
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Distribution of Legacy and Emerging PFASs in a Terrestrial Ecosystem Located near a Fluorochemical Manufacturing Facility

Toxics
This study investigated the distribution of 29 legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in soil, nettles, invertebrates, and plasma and feathers of great tits (Parus major) of a terrestrial ecosystem near a fluorochemical plant ...
Jodie Buytaert, Marcel Eens, Lieven Bervoets, Thimo Groffen   +3 more
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Songbird 101

Wildlife Rehabilitation Bulletin, 2011
This paper provides tips on various aspects of organizing a songbird rehabilitation program. Whether one works in a large center with several volunteers or is a home–based rehabilitator, developing procedures, protocols, and policies helps one manage each day more productively and provides continuity of care for each songbird patient.
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Songbirds as a Model for Auditory Hallucinations

Auditory hallucinations, especially the perception of voices in the absence of external stimuli, are a hallmark of psychotic disorders like schizophrenia.
Milad
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Multi-year change and annual variation in fall migratory timing of songbirds captured across a 19-year time span in northeastern Pennsylvania, USA

Journal of Field Ornithology
Although there is abundant evidence that timing of spring migration in landbirds is influenced by annual variation in temperature and longer-term warming due to climate change, much less is known about how these factors influence fall migration ...
Robert J. Smith, Jason M Graham, Margret I Hatch, Erica Lasek-Nesselquist, Anne M. Royer   +4 more
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Accumulation Features of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Neotropical Migratory Songbirds [PDF]

, 2019
Migratory songbirds have seen significant population declines over the last several decades. One threat to songbird populations may be due to adverse health effects of legacy contaminants such as organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polychlorinated ...
Maldonado, Alejandra
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