TY - JOUR
T1 - Social suppression of song is associated with a reduction in volume of a song-control nucleus in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)
AU - Sartor, Jennifer J.
AU - Ball, Gregory F.
PY - 2005/2
Y1 - 2005/2
N2 - In seasonally breeding songbirds, variations in testosterone and song correlate with volume changes in brain nuclei associated with song, including the HVC. The authors tested whether singing can lead to activity-dependent increases in HVC volume by examining song output in starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). The authors manipulated males' environments so that only some were dominant with nestboxes, whereas others were not. Some of these males thus sang at higher rates and had larger HVC volume than others. The study was conducted over 2 years. In 1 year, males selectively occupied nestboxes but did not sing. HVC volume did not differ in these starlings, indicating that nestbox possession alone cannot increase HVC. The findings suggest that changes in song nuclei volume can be driven by changes in singing.
AB - In seasonally breeding songbirds, variations in testosterone and song correlate with volume changes in brain nuclei associated with song, including the HVC. The authors tested whether singing can lead to activity-dependent increases in HVC volume by examining song output in starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). The authors manipulated males' environments so that only some were dominant with nestboxes, whereas others were not. Some of these males thus sang at higher rates and had larger HVC volume than others. The study was conducted over 2 years. In 1 year, males selectively occupied nestboxes but did not sing. HVC volume did not differ in these starlings, indicating that nestbox possession alone cannot increase HVC. The findings suggest that changes in song nuclei volume can be driven by changes in singing.
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U2 - 10.1037/0735-7044.119.1.233
DO - 10.1037/0735-7044.119.1.233
M3 - Article
C2 - 15727528
AN - SCOPUS:14044259399
SN - 0735-7044
VL - 119
SP - 233
EP - 244
JO - Behavioral Neuroscience
JF - Behavioral Neuroscience
IS - 1
ER -