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1. Full Text Avian magnetoreception: Elaborate iron mineral containing dendrites in the upper beak seem to be a common feature of birds
by Falkenberg, Gerald and Fleissner, Gerta and Schuchardt, Kirsten and Kuehbacher, Markus and Thalau, Peter and Mouritsen, Henrik and Heyers, Dominik and Wellenreuther, Gerd and Fleissner, Guenther
PLoS ONE, ISSN 1932-6203, 02/2010, Volume 5, Issue 2, p. e9231
The magnetic field sensors enabling birds to extract orientational information from the Earth's magnetic field have remained enigmatic. Our previously... 
ORGANIZATION | MAGNETIC COMPASS | ORIENTATION | BIOLOGY | MIGRATORY BIRDS | LIGHT-DEPENDENT MAGNETORECEPTION | BIOGENIC MAGNETITE | HOMING PIGEONS | TRIGEMINAL MEDIATION | NAVIGATION | COLUMBA-LIVIA | Beak - anatomy & histology | Dendrites - metabolism | X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy | Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission - methods | Electromagnetic Fields | Chickens - anatomy & histology | Columbidae - anatomy & histology | Birds - physiology | Ferrosoferric Oxide - metabolism | Columbidae - physiology | Iron - metabolism | Birds - anatomy & histology | Animals | Beak - innervation | Sensory Receptor Cells - physiology | Synchrotrons | Dendrites - physiology | Beak - physiology | Songbirds - physiology | Chickens - physiology | Songbirds - anatomy & histology | Magnetic fields | Analysis | Pigeons | Homing behavior | Oxides | Iron | Minerals | Recruitment | Homing | Magnetite | Compartments | Physiology | Dendrites | Absorption spectroscopy | Spectroscopy | Birds | Histology | Brain research | Geomagnetic fields | Information processing | Migratory species | Migratory birds | Feature extraction | Skin | X-ray absorption spectroscopy | Laboratory animals | Alzheimers disease | Animal cognition
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2. Full Text Acute off-target effects of neural circuit manipulations
by Otchy, Timothy M and Wolff, Steffen B. E and Rhee, Juliana Y and Pehlevan, Cengiz and Kawai, Risa and Kempf, Alexandre and Gobes, Sharon M. H and Ölveczky, Bence P
Nature, ISSN 0028-0836, 12/2015, Volume 528, Issue 7582, pp. 358 - 363
Rapid and reversible manipulations of neural activity in behaving animals are transforming our understanding of brain function. An important assumption... 
ZEBRA FINCHES | SONGBIRD | MEMORY CONSOLIDATION | NUCLEUS | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | IN-VIVO | MOTOR CORTEX | NETWORKS | MODEL | HOMEOSTATIC PLASTICITY | LESIONS | Motor Cortex - physiology | Courtship | Neostriatum - cytology | Optogenetics - methods | Rats, Long-Evans | Motor Cortex - injuries | Homeostasis | Vocalization, Animal - physiology | Male | Neostriatum - injuries | Neural Pathways - physiology | Psychomotor Performance - physiology | Finches - physiology | Neostriatum - physiology | Artifacts | Learning - physiology | Animals | Movement - physiology | Female | Motor Cortex - cytology | Stroke (Disease) | Isolation (Philosophy) | Care and treatment | Neural circuitry | Analysis | Risk factors | Brain | Behavior | Neurons | Rodents | Kinematics
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3. Full Text Elemental gesture dynamics are encoded by song premotor cortical neurons
by Amador, Ana and Amador, Ana and Perl, Yonatan Sanz and Mindlin, Gabriel B and Margoliash, Daniel and Margoliash, Daniel
Nature, ISSN 0028-0836, 2013, Volume 495, Issue 7439, pp. 59 - 64
Quantitative biomechanical models can identify control parameters that are used during movements, and movement parameters that are encoded by premotor neurons.... 
ZEBRA FINCHES | MOTOR CONTROL | SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW | BRAIN-STEM | BIRDSONG | GENERATION | MECHANISMS | LEARNED VOCAL COMMUNICATION | VOCALIZATIONS | Interneurons - physiology | Motor Cortex - physiology | Animal Structures - cytology | Male | Animal Structures - physiology | Time | Animals | Neurons - physiology | Songbirds - physiology | Trachea - physiology | Wakefulness - physiology | Models, Neurological | Sleep - physiology | Singing - physiology | Motor Cortex - cytology | Biomechanics | Neurons | Physiological aspects | Electrophysiology | Birds | Models | Behavior | Research | Properties | Studies | Hypotheses | Feedback | Sound | Dynamical systems
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4. Full Text Artificial light at night advances avian reproductive physiology
by Dominoni, Davide and Quetting, Michael and Partecke, Jesko
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, ISSN 0962-8452, 04/2013, Volume 280, Issue 1756, p. 20123017
Artificial light at night is a rapidly increasing phenomenon and it is presumed to have global implications. Light at night has been associated with health... 
Urbanization | Light loggers | Light pollution | Artificial light at night | Testicular growth | Timing of reproduction | light pollution | MELATONIN | EUROPEAN BLACKBIRDS | APHELOCOMA-COERULESCENS | URBAN | timing of reproduction | artificial light at night | urbanization | DIM LIGHT | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY | testicular growth | HOUSE SPARROWS | light loggers | BIOLOGY | ECOLOGY | BLACKBIRDS TURDUS-MERULA | BIRDS | Trees | Animals | Singing | Lighting | Songbirds - physiology | Reproduction - physiology | Male | Molting | Testis - anatomy & histology | Photoperiod | Testosterone - blood | 202 | 1001
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5. Full Text Temporal Processing and Adaptation in the Songbird Auditory Forebrain
by Nagel, Katherine I and Doupe, Allison J
Neuron, ISSN 0896-6273, 2006, Volume 51, Issue 6, pp. 845 - 859
Songbird auditory neurons must encode the dynamics of natural sounds at many volumes. We investigated how neural coding depends on the distribution of stimulus... 
SYSNEURO | MALE ZEBRA FINCHES | SPECTROTEMPORAL RECEPTIVE-FIELDS | CONTRAST ADAPTATION | UNIT RESPONSES | INFORMATION-TRANSMISSION | NATURAL SOUNDS | FUNCTIONAL-ORGANIZATION | DORSAL COCHLEAR NUCLEUS | NEUROSCIENCES | INFERIOR COLLICULUS | DYNAMIC SPECTRA | Vocalization, Animal - physiology | Linear Models | Prosencephalon - physiology | Sound | Auditory Cortex - physiology | Auditory Perception - physiology | Neurons, Afferent - physiology | Acoustic Stimulation - methods | Action Potentials - physiology | Animals | Auditory Pathways - physiology | Time Factors | Prosencephalon - cytology | Evoked Potentials, Auditory - physiology | Songbirds - physiology | Time Perception - physiology | Nonlinear Dynamics | Acclimatization - physiology | Brain | Neurons | Neurosciences | Studies | Noise | Estimates
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6. Full Text Hypothalamic and liver transcriptome from two crucial life‐history stages in a migratory songbird
by Sharma, Aakansha and Singh, Devraj and Das, Subhajit and Kumar, Vinod
Experimental Physiology, ISSN 0958-0670, 04/2018, Volume 103, Issue 4, pp. 559 - 569
Very little is understood about genetic mechanisms underlying the onset of spring migration in latitudinal avian migrants. To gain insight into the genetic... 
migration | RNA‐Seq | bird | RNA-Seq | GENE-EXPRESSION DATA | ANESTHESIA | STATES | PHYSIOLOGY | EMBERIZA-MELANOCEPHALA | ADAPTATION | RESTLESSNESS | BIRDS | Animal Migration - physiology | Myelin Sheath - physiology | Calcium - metabolism | Hypothalamus - physiology | Liver - metabolism | Adaptation, Physiological - physiology | Gene Expression Regulation - physiology | Protein Transport - physiology | Photoperiod | RNA, Messenger - metabolism | Songbirds - metabolism | Myelin Sheath - metabolism | Animals | Hypothalamus - metabolism | Up-Regulation - physiology | Songbirds - physiology | Liver - physiology | Seasons | Transcriptome - physiology | RNA sequencing | Brain | Wildlife conservation | RNA | Analysis | Liver | Birds | Calcium (intracellular) | Genetic control | Myelin | Migration | Genomes | Hypothalamus | Phylogeny | Gene expression | Signal transduction | Physiology | Transduction | Calcium transport | Protein transport | Guanosinetriphosphatase
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7. Full Text A Telencephalic Nucleus Essential for Song Learning Contains Neurons with Physiological Characteristics of Both Striatum and Globus Pallidus
by Farries, Michael A and Perkel, David J
Journal of Neuroscience, ISSN 0270-6474, 05/2002, Volume 22, Issue 9, pp. 3776 - 3787
The song system of oscine birds has frequently been presented as a model system for motor learning in vertebrates. This practice has been bolstered by the... 
Striatum | Basal ganglia | Song learning | Area X | Motor learning | Songbird | basal ganglia | songbird | ELECTRICAL MEMBRANE-PROPERTIES | WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW | ADULT ZEBRA FINCHES | SPINY PROJECTION NEURONS | NEUROSCIENCES | IN-VITRO | INVITRO SLICE PREPARATION | striatum | motor learning | ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES | ANTERIOR FOREBRAIN | SYNAPTIC PROPERTIES | area X | song learning | Interneurons - physiology | Electric Stimulation | Globus Pallidus - physiology | Prosencephalon - physiology | Corpus Striatum - cytology | Neural Pathways - physiology | Choline O-Acetyltransferase - biosynthesis | Neurons - classification | Neurons - physiology | Neurons - drug effects | Songbirds | 4-Aminopyridine - pharmacology | Potassium Channel Blockers - pharmacology | Membrane Potentials - drug effects | Chlorides - pharmacology | Interneurons - drug effects | Vocalization, Animal - physiology | Membrane Potentials - physiology | Action Potentials - physiology | Learning - physiology | Telencephalon - physiology | Cesium - pharmacology | Patch-Clamp Techniques | Animals | Aging - physiology | Sensory Thresholds - physiology | Corpus Striatum - physiology | Globus Pallidus - cytology | Canaries | In Vitro Techniques
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8. Full Text Changes in the neural control of a complex motor sequence during learning
by Ölveczky, Bence P and Otchy, Timothy M and Goldberg, Jesse H and Aronov, Dmitriy and Fee, Michale S
Journal of Neurophysiology, ISSN 0022-3077, 07/2011, Volume 106, Issue 1, pp. 386 - 397
Olveczky BP, Otchy TM, Goldberg JH, Aronov D, Fee MS. Changes in the neural control of a complex motor sequence during learning. J Neurophysiol 106: 386-397,... 
Zebra finch | Vocal | Motor control | Songbird | MALE ZEBRA FINCHES | VOCAL CONTROL | PHYSIOLOGY | zebra finch | GANGLIA-FOREBRAIN CIRCUIT | NUCLEUS HVC | songbird | vocal | BIRDSONG | motor control | NEUROSCIENCES | SONG | SOCIAL-CONTEXT | NEURONS | SLOW SYNAPTIC INHIBITION | PLASTICITY | Learning - physiology | Motor Activity - physiology | Motor Cortex - physiology | Animals | Neurons - physiology | Male | Prosencephalon - physiology | Animal Communication | Basal Ganglia - physiology | Neural Pathways - physiology | Finches - physiology
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9. Full Text Model of Birdsong Learning Based on Gradient Estimation by Dynamic Perturbation of Neural Conductances
by Ila R. Fiete and Michale S. Fee and H. Sebastian Seung
Journal of Neurophysiology, ISSN 0022-3077, 10/2007, Volume 98, Issue 4, pp. 2038 - 2057
We propose a model of songbird learning that focuses on avian brain areas HVC and RA, involved in song production, and area LMAN, important for generating song... 
PASSERINE BIRDS | ZEBRA FINCH | PHYSIOLOGY | LINEAR FEEDFORWARD NETWORKS | GANGLIA-FOREBRAIN CIRCUIT | NUCLEUS | FINCH SONG SYSTEM | GENERATION | SONGBIRDS | VOCAL IMITATION | NEUROSCIENCES | VOCALIZATIONS | Motor Neurons - physiology | Pitch Perception - physiology | Synapses - physiology | Reinforcement (Psychology) | Vocalization, Animal - physiology | Neural Conduction - physiology | Finches - physiology | Learning - physiology | Algorithms | Animals | Neuronal Plasticity - physiology | Neurons - physiology | Models, Neurological
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10. Full Text A Basal Ganglia-Forebrain Circuit in the Songbird Biases Motor Output to Avoid Vocal Errors
by Aaron S. Andalman and Michale S. Fee and Fernando Nottebohm
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, ISSN 0027-8424, 7/2009, Volume 106, Issue 30, pp. 12518 - 12523
In songbirds, as in mammals, basal ganglia-forebrain circuits are necessary for the learning and production of complex motor behaviors; however, the precise... 
Efferent pathways | Learning | Solmization | Estimation bias | Singing | Syllables | Songbirds | Bird songs | Neural conduction | Vehicles | Anterior forebrain pathway | Consolidation | LMAN | Motor learning | Reinforcement learning | SYSTEM | SLEEP | AUDITORY-FEEDBACK | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | MODEL | consolidation | LESIONS | reinforcement learning | ZEBRA FINCH | motor learning | CORTEX | ADULT BIRDSONG | NEURONS | anterior forebrain pathway | STRIATUM | Motor Neurons - physiology | Acoustic Stimulation | Auditory Pathways - drug effects | Vocalization, Animal - physiology | Male | Prosencephalon - physiology | Sodium Channel Blockers - pharmacology | Basal Ganglia - physiology | Finches - physiology | Learning - physiology | Animals | Neuronal Plasticity - physiology | Auditory Pathways - physiology | Models, Neurological | Tetrodotoxin - pharmacology | Animal Communication | Basal ganglia | Neural circuitry | Research | Animal behavior | Brain | Errors | Birds | Index Medicus | Biological Sciences
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11. Full Text Dopaminergic contributions to vocal learning
by Hoffmann, Lukas A and Saravanan, Varun and Wood, Alynda N and He, Li and Sober, Samuel J
Journal of Neuroscience, ISSN 0270-6474, 02/2016, Volume 36, Issue 7, pp. 2176 - 2189
Although the brain relies on auditory information to calibrate vocal behavior, the neural substrates of vocal learning remain unclear. Here we demonstrate that... 
Bengalese finch | Basal ganglia | Dopamine | Vocal learning | Negative reinforcement | Songbird | basal ganglia | GANGLIA-FOREBRAIN CIRCUIT | songbird | INNERVATION | SONG SYSTEM | 6-OHDA | vocal learning | TIME | NEUROSCIENCES | LESIONS | VARIABILITY | SOCIAL MODULATION | negative reinforcement | dopamine | BRAIN | Cell Count | Reinforcement (Psychology) | Conditioning, Operant - physiology | Vocalization, Animal - physiology | Male | Basal Ganglia - physiology | Basal Ganglia - cytology | Finches - physiology | Learning - physiology | Feedback, Physiological | Animals | Nerve Fibers - physiology | Dopamine - physiology | Neurons - physiology
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12. Full Text Hormones and the neuromuscular control of courtship in the golden-collared manakin ( Manacus vitellinus )
by Schlinger, Barney A and Barske, Julia and Day, Lainy and Fusani, Leonida and Fuxjager, Matthew J
Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, ISSN 0091-3022, 2013, Volume 34, Issue 3, pp. 143 - 156
Highlights • Manakins perform elaborate courtship displays with visual and acoustic signals. • Females copulate with males based on behaviors that reflect... 
Endocrinology & Metabolism | Androgens | Spinal cord | 5Alpha-reductase | Neuroendocrinology | Androgen receptors | Estrogens | Aromatase | Behavioral ecology | Songbirds | Sex steroids | MALE JAPANESE-QUAIL | SPEED VIDEO ANALYSIS | SOCIAL-BEHAVIOR NETWORK | MALE MATING SUCCESS | SEXUAL SELECTION | NEUROSCIENCES | STARLINGS STURNUS-VULGARIS | FINCH TAENIOPYGIA-GUTTATA | LUMBAR SPINAL-CORD | MALE RING DOVES | ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM | DOVES STREPTOPELIA-RISORIA | Estrogens - physiology | Courtship | Motor Neurons - physiology | Passeriformes - physiology | Testosterone - physiology | Aromatase - metabolism | Vocalization, Animal - physiology | Male | Muscle, Skeletal - physiology | Androgen Receptor Antagonists - pharmacology | Brain - physiology | Flutamide - pharmacology | Sexual Behavior, Animal - physiology | Animals | Spinal Cord - physiology | 3-Oxo-5-alpha-Steroid 4-Dehydrogenase - metabolism | Female | Seasons | Receptors, Androgen - physiology | Sexual Behavior, Animal - drug effects | Hormones | Acoustics
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13. Full Text Fecundity and Survival in Relation to Resistance to Oxidative Stress in a Free-Living Bird
by Pierre Bize and Godefroy Devevey and Patricia Monaghan and Blandine Doligez and Philippe Christe
Ecology, ISSN 0012-9658, 9/2008, Volume 89, Issue 9, pp. 2584 - 2593
Major life history traits, such as fecundity and survival, have been consistently demonstrated to covary positively in nature, some individuals having more... 
Antioxidants | Swifts | Oxidative stress | Reactive oxygen species | Ecological life histories | Egg hatchability | Erythrocytes | Male animals | Female animals | Fecundity | antioxidant defenses | fitness traits | sex-specific effect | Apus melba | life history | annual survival | oxidative theory of aging | Alpine Swift | fecundity | Life history | Oxidative theory of aging | Annual survival | Alpine swift | Sex-specific effect | Antioxidant defenses | Fitness traits | Animals | Longevity - physiology | Oxidative Stress - physiology | Songbirds - physiology | Fertility - physiology | METHIONINE SULFOXIDE REDUCTASE | LIFE-SPAN | PYRRHOCORAX-PYRRHOCORAX | VITAMIN-A | FREE-RADICALS | REPRODUCTIVE-PERFORMANCE | CAROTENOID-PIGMENTS | BETA-CAROTENE | ECOLOGY | EGG-PRODUCTION | Survival analysis | Birds | Oxygen | Oxidation | Metabolism | Ornithology | Life Sciences | Other
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