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The variability of song variability in zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) populations [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2019
Birdsong is a classic example of a learned social behaviour. Song behaviour is also influenced by genetic factors, and understanding the relative contributions of genetic and environmental influences remains a major goal. In this study, we take advantage
Allison L. Lansverk, Katie M. Schroeder, Sarah E. London, Simon C. Griffith, David F. Clayton, Christopher N. Balakrishnan   +5 more
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Interspecies avian brain chimeras reveal that large brain size differences are influenced by cell-interdependent processes. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Like humans, birds that exhibit vocal learning have relatively delayed telencephalon maturation, resulting in a disproportionately smaller brain prenatally but enlarged telencephalon in adulthood relative to vocal non-learning birds. To determine if this
Chun-Chun Chen, Evan Balaban, Erich D Jarvis   +2 more
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High heart rate associated early repolarization causes J‐waves in both zebra finch and mouse

Physiological Reports, 2021
High heart rates are a feature of small endothermic—or warm‐blooded—mammals and birds. In small mammals, the QT interval is short, and local ventricular recordings reveal early repolarization that coincides with the J‐wave on the ECG, a positive ...
Joost A. Offerhaus, Peter C. Snelderwaard, Sila Algül, Jaeike W. Faber, Katharina Riebel, Bjarke Jensen, Bastiaan J. Boukens   +6 more
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Brain transcriptome of the violet-eared waxbill Uraeginthus granatina and recent evolution in the songbird genome [PDF]

Open Biology, 2013
Songbirds are important models for the study of social behaviour and communication. To complement the recent genome sequencing of the domesticated zebra finch, we sequenced the brain transcriptome of a closely related songbird species, the violet-eared ...
Christopher N. Balakrishnan, Charles Chapus, Michael S. Brewer, David F. Clayton   +3 more
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DNA Methylation Regulates Transcription Factor-Specific Neurodevelopmental but Not Sexually Dimorphic Gene Expression Dynamics in Zebra Finch Telencephalon

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021
Song learning in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) is a prototypical example of a complex learned behavior, yet knowledge of the underlying molecular processes is limited. Therefore, we characterized transcriptomic (RNA-sequencing) and epigenomic (RRBS,
Jolien Diddens, Louis Coussement, Carolina Frankl-Vilches, Gaurav Majumdar, Sandra Steyaert, Sita M. Ter Haar, Jeroen Galle, Ellen De Meester, Sarah De Keulenaer, Wim Van Criekinge, Charlotte A. Cornil, Jacques Balthazart, Annemie Van Der Linden, Tim De Meyer, Wim Vanden Berghe   +14 more
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Generation and characterization of genome-modified chondrocyte-like cells from the zebra finch cell line immortalized by c-MYC expression

Frontiers in Zoology, 2022
Background Due to their cost effectiveness, ease of use, and unlimited supply, immortalized cell lines are used in place of primary cells for a wide range of research purposes, including gene function studies, CRISPR-based gene editing, drug metabolism ...
Kyung Min Jung, Young Min Kim, Eunhui Yoo, Jae Yong Han   +3 more
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Induction of an immortalized songbird cell line allows for gene characterization and knockout by CRISPR-Cas9

Scientific Reports, 2022
The zebra finch is one of the most commonly studied songbirds in biology, particularly in genomics, neuroscience and vocal communication. However, this species lacks a robust cell line for molecular biology research and reagent optimization. We generated
Matthew T. Biegler, Olivier Fedrigo, Paul Collier, Jacquelyn Mountcastle, Bettina Haase, Hagen U. Tilgner, Erich D. Jarvis   +6 more
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Long-term Devocalization of Zebra Finches [PDF]

BIO-PROTOCOL, 2020
Songbirds, such as the zebra finch, are a popular animal model for studying the neural basis of vocal and complex skill learning. Adult male zebra finches produce courtship song toward females (referred to as 'directed song') and recording and analyzing sounds of directed song along with underlying neural activity is important for investigating ...
Yunbok Kim, Daisuke Mizuguchi, Satoshi Kojima   +2 more
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The zebra finch neuropeptidome: prediction, detection and expression

BMC Biology, 2010
Background Among songbirds, the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) is an excellent model system for investigating the neural mechanisms underlying complex behaviours such as vocal communication, learning and social interactions.
Annangudi Suresh P, Southey Bruce R, London Sarah E, Xie Fang, Amare Andinet, Rodriguez-Zas Sandra L, Clayton David F, Sweedler Jonathan V   +7 more
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Comparative genomic analysis of the zebra finch degradome provides new insights into evolution of proteases in birds and mammals

BMC Genomics, 2010
Background The degradome -the complete repertoire of proteases in an organism- is involved in multiple key biological and pathological processes. Previous studies in several organisms have yielded sets of curated protease sequences which may be used to ...
López-Otín Carlos, Warren Wesley C, Puente Xose S, Velasco Gloria, Quesada Víctor   +4 more
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