Neuroendocrine and behavioral response to testosterone-induced female song in canaries (Serinus canaria).

ABSTRACT: Male song in songbirds is a critical and elaborate signal for mate attraction. In many species female listeners respond to male song both behaviorally and physiologically (e.g. copulation solicitation displays and production of the immediate early gene ZENK in auditory regions). It is becoming increasingly well known that females in many species also sing. However, in common lab species, such as canaries (Serinus canaria), female song is limited and has been primarily studied in the context of administering of exogenous testosterone (T) to increase song rate and length. In this study we addressed to what extent female canary songs are masculinized by the administration of exogenous T based on the behavioral and physiological responses of avian receivers. Specifically, are T induced female

SUBMITTER: Rose EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10544658 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature