Browsing by Subject "Songbirds"

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  • A Minimally-Invasive Procedure for Sexing Young Zebra Finches 

    Soderstrom, Ken; Qin, Weixi; Leggett, Matthew H. (East Carolina University, 2007-08-15)
    Zebra finches have been widely used to study neurobiology underlying vocal development. Because only male zebra finches learn song, efficient developmental use of these animals requires early determination of sex at ages ...

  • Oxytocin Modulation of Zebra Finch Vocal Development 

    Riffle, Brandy W. (East Carolina University, 2010)
    Autism spectrum disorder is associated with deficits in three main behavioral areas: social behaviors, repetitive behaviors, and language abnormalities. Accumulating evidence suggests a potential role for oxytocin signaling ...