Generation, Coordination, and Evolution of Neural Circuits for Vocal Communication.

ABSTRACT: In many species, vocal communication is essential for coordinating social behaviors including courtship, mating, parenting, rivalry, and alarm signaling. Effective communication requires accurate production, detection, and classification of signals, as well as selection of socially appropriate responses. Understanding how signals are generated and how acoustic signals are perceived is key to understanding the neurobiology of social behaviors. Here we review our long-standing research program focused on Xenopus, a frog genus which has provided valuable insights into the mechanisms and evolution of vertebrate social behaviors. In Xenopus laevis, vocal signals differ between the sexes, through development, and across the genus, reflecting evolutionary divergence in sensory and motor circuits

SUBMITTER: Kelley DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6939475 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature