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PLoS ONE, 2017 Since the introduction of West Nile virus (WNV) into North America in 1999 a number of passerine bird species have been found to play a role in the amplification of the virus.
Erik K Hofmeister +3 more
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Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021 Primordial germ cells (PGCs) are undifferentiated gametes with heterogeneity, an evolutionarily conserved characteristic across various organisms. Although dynamic selection at the level of early germ cell populations is an important biological feature ...
Kyung Min Jung +4 more
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BMC Genomics, 2007 Background Passerines (perching birds) are widely studied across many biological disciplines including ecology, population biology, neurobiology, behavioural ecology and evolutionary biology.
Birkhead Timothy R +2 more
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Genome-wide annotation and analysis of zebra finch microRNA repertoire reveal sex-biased expression
BMC Genomics, 2012 Background MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally in a wide range of biological processes. The zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata), an oscine songbird with characteristic learned vocal behavior ...
Luo Guan-Zheng +7 more
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Evidence of the adaptive evolution of immune genes in chicken
BMC Research Notes, 2009 The basis for understanding the characteristics of gene functional categories in chicken has been enhanced by the ongoing sequencing of the zebra finch genome, the second bird species to be extensively sequenced.
Cormican Paul +4 more
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Female Zebra Finches Smell Their Eggs
PLOS ONE, 2016 Parental investment in unrelated offspring seems maladaptive from an evolutionary perspective, due to the costs of energy and resources that cannot be invested in related offspring at the same time. Therefore selection should favour mechanisms to discriminate between own and foreign offspring.
Golüke, Sarah +3 more
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Metabolic ageing in individual zebra finches [PDF]
Biology Letters, 2008 Oxidative stress is suggested as a contributor to the ageing process. Knowledge of the relationship between age and energy expenditure may contribute to our understanding of ageing patterns, due to the link between oxygen consumption and free radical production. However, studies on basal metabolic rate (BMR) and age have generally been cross-sectional,
Moe, Børge +3 more
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Zebra finches recognise friends’ voices [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Biology, 2021 ![Figure][1] Captive male zebra finches. Photo credit: Guillaume Huet des Aunay. Imitation is said to be the sincerest form of flattery, but it's also one of the best ways to learn.
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Genomic and neural analysis of the estradiol-synthetic pathway in the zebra finch
BMC Neuroscience, 2010 Background Steroids are small molecule hormones derived from cholesterol. Steroids affect many tissues, including the brain. In the zebra finch, estrogenic steroids are particularly interesting because they masculinize the neural circuit that controls ...
London Sarah E, Clayton David F
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Neural circuit for social authentication in song learning
Nature Communications, 2022 Human and bird infants acquire vocal patterns from live, not mimetic, tutors. Here, the authors identified the neuronal circuits to authenticate social information in zebra finch song learning, suggesting a brain developmental mechanism via social ...
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