Nonapeptides and the Evolution of Social Group Sizes in Birds

Species-typical patterns of grouping have profound impacts on many aspects of physiology and behavior. However, prior to our recent studies in estrildid finches, neural mechanisms that titrate species-typical group size preferences, independent of other aspects of social organization (e.g., mating s...

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Main Authors: James L. Goodson, Marcy A. Kingsbury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnana.2011.00013/full