The Gene Expression Profile of the Song Control Nucleus HVC Shows Sex Specificity, Hormone Responsiveness, and Species Specificity Among Songbirds

The Gene Expression Profile of the Song Control Nucleus HVC Shows Sex Specificity, Hormone Responsiveness, and Species Specificity Among Songbirds

Singing occurs in songbirds of both sexes, but some species show typical degrees of sex-specific performance. We studied the transcriptional sex differences in the HVC, a brain nucleus critical for song pattern generation, of the forest weaver (Ploceus bicolor), the blue-capped cordon-bleu (Uraegint...

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Main Authors: Meng-Ching Ko, Carolina Frankl-Vilches, Antje Bakker, Manfred Gahr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
sex differences
songbirds
gene expression
brain
HVC
testosterone
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2021.680530/full

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