Starlings - Physiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Song competition changes the brain and behavior of a male songbird.

30 Jul 2009 Males should adjust their behavior and its neural substrates according to the quality of competition that they assess by eavesdropping on other males' courtship signals. In European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), females base mate choice, in part, on ... Read more...

Heart rate and heart-rate variability responses to acute and chronic stress in a wild-caught passerine bird.

29 Jun 2009 The cardiovascular-stress response has been studied extensively in laboratory animals but has been poorly studied in naturally selected species. We determined the relative roles of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and the parasympathetic nervous ... Read more...

Effects of restricted basilar papillar lesions and hair cell regeneration on auditory forebrain frequency organization in adult European starlings.

25 May 2009 The frequency organization of neurons in the forebrain Field L complex (FLC) of adult starlings was investigated to determine the effects of hair cell (HC) destruction in the basal portion of the basilar papilla (BP) and of subsequent HC ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Starlings - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Song competition changes the brain and behavior of a male songbird. 30 Jul 2009
• Heart rate and heart-rate variability responses to acute and chronic stress in a wild-caught passerine bird. 29 Jun 2009
• Effects of restricted basilar papillar lesions and hair cell regeneration on auditory forebrain frequency organization in adult European starlings. 25 May 2009
• Extinction risk assessment for the species survival plan (SSP) population of the Bali mynah (Leucopsar rothschildi). 29 Apr 2009
• Adult: young ratio influences song acquisition in female European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). 29 Apr 2009
• Independent effects of song quality and experience with photostimulation on expression of the immediate, early gene ZENK (EGR-1) in the auditory telencephalon of female European starlings. 29 Apr 2009
• Lesions to the medial preoptic nucleus affect immediate early gene immunolabeling in brain regions involved in song control and social behavior in male European starlings. 22 Feb 2009
• Juveniles exposed to embryonic corticosterone have enhanced flight performance. 5 Feb 2009
• D1-like dopamine receptor density in nuclei involved in social behavior correlates with song in a context-dependent fashion in male European starlings. 25 Jan 2009
• Seasonal rewiring of the songbird brain: an in vivo MRI study. 19 Nov 2008
• An exposure study with polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in female European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris): toxicokinetics and reproductive effects. 30 Oct 2008
• Elevated yolk androgen levels and the expression of multiple sexually selected male characters. 9 Oct 2008
• The adaptive value of stress-induced phenotypes: effects of maternally derived corticosterone on sex-biased investment, cost of reproduction, and maternal fitness. 29 Sep 2008
• Exogenous and endogenous corticosterone alter feather quality. 3 Sep 2008
• Subtle cues of predation risk: starlings respond to a predator's direction of eye-gaze. 5 Aug 2008
• Temporal scales of auditory objects underlying birdsong vocal recognition. 30 Jul 2008
• A behavioral analysis of prey detection lateralization and unilateral transfer in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). 29 Jun 2008
• Increased energy expenditure but decreased stress responsiveness during molt. 29 Jun 2008
• Evidence that dopamine within motivation and song control brain regions regulates birdsong context-dependently. 19 Jun 2008
• New statistical tools for analyzing the structure of animal groups. 25 May 2008

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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