Reward associated with singing behavior correlates with opioid-related gene expression in the medial preoptic nucleus in male European starlings.
Birdsong consists of species-specific learned vocal sequences that are used primarily to attract mates and to repel competitors during the breeding season. However, many birds continue to sing at times when vocal production has no immediate or obvious impact on conspecific behavior. The mechanisms t...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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| Schriftenreihe: | PLoS ONE |
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