Germline-restricted chromosomes of the songbirds by P. M. Borodin

“…A GRC is found in all species of the songbirds (Passeri) and in none of the other bird orders studied to date. …”
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Goal-directed vocal planning in a songbird by Anja T Zai, Anna E Stepien, Nicolas Giret, Richard HR Hahnloser

“…Songbirds’ vocal mastery is impressive, but to what extent is it a result of practice? …”
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A daily rhythm of cell proliferation in a songbird brain by Vladimira Hodova, Valentina Maresova, Rebecca Radic, Lubica Kubikova

“…Here, we studied whether proliferation and apoptosis exhibit a daily rhythm in the brain of the diurnal songbird zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) and whether the cell proliferation peaks during the dark phase of the day, as in rodents. …”
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Perineuronal nets in motor circuitry regulate the performance of learned vocalizations in songbirds by Xinghaoyun Wan, Angela S. Wang, Daria-Salina Storch, Vivian Y. Li, Jon T. Sakata

“…., speech and birdsong) modulates the efficacy of communication in humans and songbirds. Consequently, it is critical to understand the factors that regulate the performance of learned vocalizations. …”
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Sperm Cryopreservation in Canaries to Protect Endangered Songbird Species: Comparison of Different Cryoprotectants by Arda Onur Özkök, Burcu Esin, Eser Akal

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Colder temperatures augment viability of an indirectly transmitted songbird pathogen on bird feeders by Sara R. Teemer, Edan R. Tulman, Alicia G. Arneson, Steven J. Geary, Dana M. Hawley

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Measuring self-control in a wild songbird using a spatial discounting task by Ella McCallum, Rachael C. Shaw

“…We used a spatial discounting task resembling natural foraging decisions to measure self-control in wild toutouwai (Petroica longipes), a songbird endemic to New Zealand. Birds chose between a near, low-quality food item and a high-quality food item further away. …”
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Recently Delisted Songbird Harbors Extensive Genomic Evidence of Inbreeding, Potentially Complicating Future Recovery by Anna María Calderón, Andrew W. Wood, Zachary A. Szpiech, David P. L. Toews

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Combining Individual‐Based Radio‐Tracking With Whole‐Genome Sequencing Data Reveals Candidate for Genetic Basis of Partial Migration in a Songbird by Matthias H. Weissensteiner, Kira Delmore, Valentina Peona, Juan Sebastian Lugo Ramos, Gregoire Arnaud, Julio Blas, Bruno Faivre, Ivan Pokrovsky, Martin Wikelski, Jesko Partecke, Miriam Liedvogel

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Social context affects sequence modification learning in birdsong by Lioba Fortkord, Lena Veit

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Visually-guided compensation of deafening-induced song deterioration by Manon Rolland, Anja T. Zai, Anja T. Zai, Richard H. R. Hahnloser, Richard H. R. Hahnloser, Catherine Del Negro, Nicolas Giret

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An Enigmatic Wild Passerine Mortality Event in the Eastern United States by Sabrina S. Greening, Julie C. Ellis, Nicole L. Lewis, David B. Needle, Cristina M. Tato, Susan Knowles, Valerie Shearn-Bochsler, Jaimie L. Miller, Daniel A Grear, Jeffrey M. Lorch, David S. Blehert, Caitlin Burrell, Lisa A. Murphy, Erica A. Miller, C. Brandon Ogbunugafor, Andrea J. Ayala, W. Kelley Thomas, Joseph L. Sevigny, Lawrence M. Gordon, Tessa Baillargeon, Lusajo Mwakibete, Megan Kirchgessner, Christine L. Casey, Ethan Barton, Michael J. Yabsley, Eman Anis, Roderick B. Gagne, Patrice Klein, Cindy Driscoll, Chelsea A. Sykes, Robert H. Poppenga, Nicole M. Nemeth

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Messaging with appeal to intrinsic or relational values shows potential to shift demand for wildlife as pets by Harry Marshall, Nigel J. Collar, Alexander C. Lees, Andrew Moss, Pramana Yuda, Stuart J. Marsden

Subjects: “…Asian songbird crisis…”
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Florida's Introduced Birds: House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) by Steve A. Johnson, Jill Sox

“…Johnson and Jill Sox, introduces this small, seed-eating songbird native to the southwestern United States, but whose range has extended to northern parts of Florida since the 1950s. …”
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Florida's Introduced Birds: House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) by Steve A. Johnson, Jill Sox

“…Johnson and Jill Sox, introduces this small, seed-eating songbird native to the southwestern United States, but whose range has extended to northern parts of Florida since the 1950s. …”
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First confirmed record of Catharus ustulatus (Nuttall, 1840), Swainson’s Thrush (Passeriformes, Turdidae), in Paraguay by Pablo M. Avidad, Rubén Meza, Doris Dávalos, Hugo del Castillo, Robert Clay

“…Catharus ustulatus (Nuttall, 1840) (Swainson’s Thrush), a long-distance migratory songbird, spends its nonbreeding period primarily in northwestern South America and has been listed hypothetically in Paraguay. …”
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Thrush nightingales adjust the peak frequency and structure of their songs in response to different types of experimental noise by Michał Budka

“…The results suggest that disturbing sounds can modify the peak frequency and structure of songbird vocalizations, at least in the short term. …”
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Prevalence and size variation of feather mite, Analges slovakiensis Dabert, Mironov & Janiga, 2018, on the host Alpine accentor, Prunella collaris (Scopoli, 1769) by M. Janiga, N. Marčanová, Z. Kompišová Ballová

“…Analges slovakiensis Dabert, Mironov and Janiga, 2018 is a mite species that has co-evolved with the Alpine accentor Prunella collaris (Scopoli, 1786), an alpine songbird. We captured 150 Alpine accentors in the Western Carpathians in Slovakia to study the ecology and morphology of Analges slovakiensis. …”
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Terrestrial Liming As a Restoration Technique for Acidified Forest Ecosystems by Sarah E. Pabian, Shawn M. Rummel, William E. Sharpe, Margaret C. Brittingham

“…We studied the effects of liming on soils and forest songbirds as well as vegetation and calcium-rich invertebrate prey variables that were predicted to link birds to changes in soil conditions. …”
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Conspicuous Animals Remain Alert When Under Cover but Do Not Differ in the Temporal Course of Vigilance from Less Conspicuous Species by Gerhard Hofmann, Claudia Mettke-Hofmann

“…We investigated the frequency of head movements as a measure of vigilance at waterholes in two related songbird species that differed in their conspicuousness: the Gouldian finch and the long-tailed finch. …”
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