Starlings - Anatomy & histology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Seasonal rewiring of the songbird brain: an in vivo MRI study.

19 Nov 2008 The song control system (SCS) of songbirds displays a remarkable plasticity in species where song output changes seasonally. The mechanisms underlying this plasticity are barely understood and research has primarily been focused on the song nuclei ... Read more...

Elevated yolk androgen levels and the expression of multiple sexually selected male characters.

9 Oct 2008 Maternal hormones in bird eggs modulate not only offspring development, but recently it has also been shown that these effects can persist into adult life. A number of long-lasting effects concern traits of which the expression or development is ... Read more...

Exogenous and endogenous corticosterone alter feather quality.

3 Sep 2008 We investigated how exogenous and endogenous glucocorticoids affect feather replacement in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) after approximately 56% of flight feathers were removed. We hypothesized that corticosterone would retard feather ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Starlings - Anatomy & histology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Seasonal rewiring of the songbird brain: an in vivo MRI study. 19 Nov 2008
• Elevated yolk androgen levels and the expression of multiple sexually selected male characters. 9 Oct 2008
• Exogenous and endogenous corticosterone alter feather quality. 3 Sep 2008
• Evidence that dopamine within motivation and song control brain regions regulates birdsong context-dependently. 19 Jun 2008
• Energy expenditure during flight in relation to body mass: effects of natural increases in mass and artificial load in Rose Coloured Starlings. 13 May 2008
• Sexually selected egg coloration in spotless starlings. 30 Jan 2008
• Functional organization of the forebrain auditory centres of the European starling: a study based on natural sounds. 30 Aug 2005

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Technical information about 'Starlings'

Definition: The family Sturnidae, in the order PASSERIFORMES. The starling family also includes mynahs and oxpeckers.

Descriptor UI: D046749

Alternative terms: Starlings; Starling; Sturnidae; Mynahs; Mynah; Oxpeckers; Oxpecker;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; classification; embryology; genetics; growth & development; immunology; injuries; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; physiology; surgery; urine; virology;

Tree Number: B01.150.900.248.620.750.712;

History Note: 2005