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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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Riters, Lauren V., Stevenson, Sharon A., DeVries, M. Susan, Cordes, Melissa A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4270752/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25521590
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115285
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