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Specialized Motor-Driven dusp1 Expression in the Song Systems of Multiple Lineages of Vocal Learning Birds

Mechanisms for the evolution of convergent behavioral traits are largely unknown. Vocal learning is one such trait that evolved multiple times and is necessary in humans for the acquisition of spoken language. Among birds, vocal learning is evolved in songbirds, parrots, and hummingbirds. Each time...

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Autores principales: Horita, Haruhito, Kobayashi, Masahiko, Liu, Wan-chun, Oka, Kotaro, Jarvis, Erich D., Wada, Kazuhiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3410896/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22876306
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042173