Coordinated and dissociated effects of testosterone on singing behavior and song control nuclei in canaries (Serinus canaria)

Social context affects testosterone-indu

Social context affects testosterone-induced singing and the volume of song control nuclei in male canaries (Serinus canaria)

✍ Boseret, Géraldine ;Carere, Claudio ;Ball, Gregory F. ;Balthazart, Jacques 📂 Article 📅 2006 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 377 KB

## Abstract The contribution of social factors to seasonal plasticity in singing behavior and forebrain nuclei controlling song, and their interplay with gonadal steroid hormones are still poorly understood. In many songbird species, testosterone (T) enhances singing behavior but elevated plasma T