Natural changes in brain temperature underlie variations in song tempo during a mating behavior.

The song of a male zebra finch is a stereotyped motor sequence whose tempo varies with social context--whether or not the song is directed at a female bird--as well as with the time of day. The neural mechanisms underlying these changes in tempo are unknown. Here we show that brain temperature recor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dmitriy Aronov, Michale S Fee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3480430?pdf=render