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Vocal Tract Articulation in Zebra Finches

PLoS ONE, 2010
Birdsong and human vocal communication are both complex behaviours which show striking similarities mainly thought to be present in the area of development and learning. Recent studies, however, suggest that there are also parallels in vocal production mechanisms.
Ohms, V.R., Snelderwaard, P.C., Ten Cate, C., Beckers, G.J.L.   +3 more
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THE WAVELENGTH SENSITIVITY FUNCTION FOR THE ZEBRA FINCH [PDF]

Journal of General Physiology, 1942
With lights of different spectral compositions filtered from a white, the flicker response contours for the zebra finch are found to exhibit the same general kind of relationship between flicker excitation and wavelength as is found in the case of man ("cone" contours), with the same filters.
W J, Crozier, E, Wolf
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Resurgent Na+ currents promote ultrafast spiking in projection neurons that drive fine motor control

Nature Communications, 2021
The zebra finch robust nucleus of the arcopallium (RA) directs singing by providing descending projections to brainstem motor neurons. The authors show that electrophysiological characteristics of RA neurons rely on resurgent Na+ currents that emerge ...
Benjamin M. Zemel, Alexander A. Nevue, Andre Dagostin, Peter V. Lovell, Claudio V. Mello, Henrique von Gersdorff   +5 more
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Maternal effects underlie ageing costs of growth in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Maternal effects provide a mechanism to adapt offspring phenotype and optimize the mother's fitness to current environmental conditions. Transferring steroids to the yolk is one way mothers can translate environmental information into potential adaptive ...
Mathilde L Tissier, Tony D Williams, François Criscuolo   +2 more
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Slc44a2 Deficiency Unveils an IFN‐I–Dependent Feedback Control of pDC Egress

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Working model of SLC44A2‐mediated maintenance of pDC homeostasis. This model illustrates two central mechanisms by which SLC44A2 regulates pDC homeostasis: (1) SLC44A2 limits IFN‐I production by exporting amino acids (T, N, Q), thereby preventing spontaneous pDC activation.
Ruiqun Chen, Tao Wu, Zhen Shi, Ravi Kumar Verma, Linlin Sheng, Lei Tao, Mingming Yang, Yuchen Wang, Conggang Zhang, Hao Fan, Li Wu, Ligong Chen   +11 more
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Gene duplication and fragmentation in the zebra finch major histocompatibility complex

BMC Biology, 2010
Background Due to its high polymorphism and importance for disease resistance, the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) has been an important focus of many vertebrate genome projects. Avian MHC organization is of particular interest because the chicken
Burt David W, Kotkiewicz Holly, Godinez Ricardo, Westerdahl Helena, Völker Martin, Ekblom Robert, Balakrishnan Christopher N, Graves Tina, Griffin Darren K, Warren Wesley C, Edwards Scott V   +10 more
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Cardiac morphological and morphometric analysis of Ardea alba

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Ardea alba (Linnaeus, 1758) is a widely distributed heron species whose cardiovascular morphology remains poorly described. This study aimed to characterize the cardiac morphology and morphometry of adult A. alba. Ten specimens were analyzed using radiographic, morphometric, histological, scanning electron microscopy, and three‐dimensional ...
Julia Vaz Feio, Max Alex Santos Ferreira, Elane Guerreiro Giese, Érika Branco, Antônio Basílio Guerreiro Junior, Ana Rita de Lima   +5 more
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Classifying avian drinking behaviour: ecological insights and implications in a changing world

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Water is a fundamental currency of life, and its availability significantly influences animal behaviour, physiology and distributions. However, our knowledge around the dependence on water for drinking and the direct and indirect mechanisms driving related behaviours remains partial in the context of changing climates. Here, we review patterns
Shannon R. Conradie, Marc T. Freeman
wiley   +1 more source

Finding Mr. Right: Housing Quality Affects Male Mouse Attractiveness to Females, With Implications for Conservation Captive Breeding

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
Housing quality affects male mouse attractiveness to females ABSTRACT Females generally prefer mates with traits indicating low stress (e.g., large size; good health). In captivity, stress from suboptimal housing might therefore reduce male attractiveness.
Prathipa Anandarajan, Jiayi Cai, Georgia Mason   +2 more
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Maternal glucocorticoids have persistent effects on offspring social phenotype irrespective of opportunity for social buffering

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study tests whether early‐life maternal association buffers offspring from the effects of prenatal stress in a facultatively social lizard. Despite clear effects of maternal glucocorticoids on growth and social behaviour, social associations did not mitigate these effects, revealing limits to social buffering in this species.
Kirsty J. MacLeod, Alix Bouffet‐Halle, Erik Wapstra, Tobias Uller, Geoffrey M. While   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source