acoustic communication of animals in their natural environment—with
extended interactions between individuals—is likely to be much more
complex and will provide a different kind of understanding of these very
powerful ways to affect behavior.
Acknowledgments. Work from the authors’ laboratory was supported by a
grant from the NIH (NS 23684 to DBK) and an NIH postdoctoral fellowship (NS 10881 to AY).
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Adkins EK, Pniewski E (1978) Control of reproductive behavior by sex steroids in
male quail. J Comp Physiol Psychol 92:1169–1178.
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preoptic area and ventral hypothalamus in the green treefrog (Hyla cinerea).
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Arai O, Taniguchi I, Saito N (1989) Correlation between the size of song control
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Arnold AP (1975) The effects of castration and androgen replacement on song,
courtship, and aggression in zebra finches (Poephila guttata). J Exp Zool 191:
309–326.
Arnold AP (1980a) Quantitative analysis of sex differences in hormone accumulation in the zebra finch brain: Methodological and theoretical issues. J Comp
Neurol 189:421–436.
Arnold AP (1980b) Effects of androgens on volumes of sexually dimorphic brain
regions in the zebra finch. Brain Res 185:441–444.
Arnold AP (1997) Sexual differentiation of the zebra finch song system: Positive
evidence, negative evidence, null hypotheses, and a paradigm shift. J Neurobiol
33:572–584.
Arnold AP, Breedlove SM (1985) Organizational and activational effects of sex
steroids on brain and behavior: A reanalysis. Horm Behav 19:469–498.
Arnold AP, Saltiel A (1979) Sexual difference in pattern of hormone accumulation
in the brain of a songbird. Science 205:702–705.
Arnold AP, Nottebohm F, Pfaff DW (1976) Hormone concentrating cells in vocal
control and other areas of the brain of the zebra finch (Poephila guttata). J Comp
Neurol 165:487–511.
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extended interactions between individuals—is likely to be much more
complex and will provide a different kind of understanding of these very
powerful ways to affect behavior.
Acknowledgments. Work from the authors’ laboratory was supported by a
grant from the NIH (NS 23684 to DBK) and an NIH postdoctoral fellowship (NS 10881 to AY).
References
Adkins EK (1977) Effects of diverse androgens on the sexual behavior and morphology of castrated male quail. Horm Behav 8:201–207.
Adkins EK, Pniewski E (1978) Control of reproductive behavior by sex steroids in
male quail. J Comp Physiol Psychol 92:1169–1178.
Adkins-Regan E (1981) Effect of sex steroids on the reproductive behavior of castrated male ring doves (Streptopelia sp.). Physiol Behav 26:561–566.
Adkins-Regan E, Ascenzi M (1987) Social and sexual behavior of male and female
zebra finches treated with oestradiol during the nestling period. Anim Behav
35:1100–1122.
Akutagawa E, Konishi M (1998) Transient expression and transport of brain-derived
neurotrophic factor in the male zebra finch’s song system during vocal development. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 95:11429–11434.
Allison JD (1992) Acoustic modulation of neural activity in the preoptic area and
ventral hypothalamus of the green treefrog (Hyla cinerea). J Comp Physiol A
171:387–395.
Allison JD, Wilczynski W (1991) Thalamic and midbrain auditory projections to the
preoptic area and ventral hypothalamus in the green treefrog (Hyla cinerea).
Brain Behav Evol 38:322–331.
Arai O, Taniguchi I, Saito N (1989) Correlation between the size of song control
nuclei and plumage color change in orange bishop birds. Neurosci Lett 98:144–148.
Arnold AP (1975) The effects of castration and androgen replacement on song,
courtship, and aggression in zebra finches (Poephila guttata). J Exp Zool 191:
309–326.
Arnold AP (1980a) Quantitative analysis of sex differences in hormone accumulation in the zebra finch brain: Methodological and theoretical issues. J Comp
Neurol 189:421–436.
Arnold AP (1980b) Effects of androgens on volumes of sexually dimorphic brain
regions in the zebra finch. Brain Res 185:441–444.
Arnold AP (1997) Sexual differentiation of the zebra finch song system: Positive
evidence, negative evidence, null hypotheses, and a paradigm shift. J Neurobiol
33:572–584.
Arnold AP, Breedlove SM (1985) Organizational and activational effects of sex
steroids on brain and behavior: A reanalysis. Horm Behav 19:469–498.
Arnold AP, Saltiel A (1979) Sexual difference in pattern of hormone accumulation
in the brain of a songbird. Science 205:702–705.
Arnold AP, Nottebohm F, Pfaff DW (1976) Hormone concentrating cells in vocal
control and other areas of the brain of the zebra finch (Poephila guttata). J Comp
Neurol 165:487–511.
6. Hormonal Control of Communication
311