Publications of Manfred Gahr
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Journal Article (142)
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104, pp. 39 - 50 (2015)
Variation in song system anatomy and androgen levels does not correspond to song characteristics in a tropical songbird. Animal Behaviour
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212, pp. 100 - 105 (2015)
Towards more physiological manipulations of hormones in field studies: Comparing the release dynamics of three kinds of testosterone implants, silastic tubing, time-release pellets and beeswax. General and Comparative Endocrinology
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16, 19 (2015)
Using the canary genome to decipher the evolution of hormone-sensitive gene regulation in seasonal singing birds. Genome Biology
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Wie Geschlechtshormone den Vogelgesang regulieren. Jahrbuch - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (2015)
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85 (1), pp. 4 - 14 (2015)
Differential expression of melatonin receptor subtypes MelIa, MelIb and MelIc in relation to melatonin binding in the male songbird brain. Brain, behavior and evolution: Official journal of the J. B. Johnston Club
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15 (1), 128 (2014)
Regulatory mechanisms of testosterone-stimulated song in the sensorimotor nucleus HVC of female songbirds. BMC Neuroscience
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9 (10), e109334 (2014)
Zebra finch mates use their forebrain song system in unlearned call communication. PLoS One
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84 (1), pp. 5 - 7 (2014)
What makes a marker a good marker? Brain, behavior and evolution: Official journal of the J. B. Johnston Club
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100 (4), pp. 705 - 718 (2014)
How hormone-sensitive are bird songs and what are the underlying mechanisms? Acta acustica united with acustica
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11, 38 (2014)
Breeding status and social environment differentially affect the expression of sex steroid receptor and aromatase mRNA in the brain of female Damaraland mole-rats. Frontiers in Zoology
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522 (6), pp. 1299 - 1315 (2014)
Evaluating the predictive value of doublecortin as a marker for adult neurogenesis in canaries (Serinus canaria). The Journal of Comparative Neurology
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9 (4), 20130247 (2013)
Horizontal transmission of the father's song in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). Biology Letters
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184, pp. 93 - 102 (2013)
Associated and disassociated patterns in hormones, song, behavior and brain receptor expression between life-cycle stages in male black redstarts, Phoenicurus ochruros. General and Comparative Endocrinology
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107 (3), pp. 210 - 218 (2013)
Comparisons of different methods to train a young zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) to learn a song. Journal of Physiology-Paris
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38 (9), pp. 3338 - 3344 (2013)
Maximized song learning of juvenile male zebra finches following BDNF expression in the HVC. European Journal of Neuroscience: European Neuroscience Association
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127 (4), pp. 352 - 364 (2013)
Song learning in male and female Uraeginthus cyanocephalus, a tropical songbird species. Journal of Comparative Psychology
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63 (4), pp. 625 - 633 (2013)
Winning and losing in public: Audiences direct future success in Japanese quail. Hormones and Behavior
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8 (4), e61764 (2013)
Representation of early sensory experience in the adult auditory midbrain: Implications for vocal learning. PLoS One
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32 (31), pp. 10594 - 10608 (2012)
Large-scale synchronized activity during vocal deviance detection in the zebra finch auditory forebrain. The Journal of Neuroscience
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53 (3), pp. 245 - 258 (2012)
Melatonin affects the temporal pattern of vocal signatures in birds. Journal of Pineal Research
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105 (3), pp. 821 - 828 (2012)
Behavioural and physiological effects of population density on domesticated Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata) held in aviaries. Physiology & Behavior
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6 (10), e26485 (2011)
Undirected (solitary) birdsong in female and male blue-capped cordon-bleus (Uraeginthus cyanocephalus) and its endocrine correlates. PLoS One
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172 (3), pp. 487 - 493 (2011)
Examining a pathway for hormone mediated maternal effects - Yolk testosterone affects androgen receptor expression and endogenous testosterone production in young chicks (Gallus gallus domesticus). General and Comparative Endocrinology
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21 (Suppl. 1), pp. S33 - S34 (2011)
Integrated behavioural and physiological measures in fear learning. European Neuropsychopharmacology
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6 (6), e20723 (2011)
Social status affects the degree of sex difference in the songbird brain. PLoS One
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5 (6), e11129 (2010)
Neural processing of short-term recurrence in songbird vocal communication. PLoS One
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518 (9), pp. 1442 - 1459 (2010)
Area-specific migration and recruitment of new neurons in the adult songbird brain. The Journal of Comparative Neurology
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29 (49), pp. 15511 - 15519 (2009)
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor signaling in the HVC is required for testosterone-induced song of female canaries. The Journal of Neuroscience
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276 (1665), pp. 2153 - 2162 (2009)
Dynamics of crowing development in the domestic Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
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3 (8), e3073 (2008)
Bi-Directional sexual dimorphisms of the song control nucleus HVC in a songbird with unison song. PLoS One
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59, pp. 67 - 105 (2007)
Sexual differentiation of the vocal control system of birds. Genetics of Sexual Differentiation and Sexually Dimorphic Behaviors
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274 (1607), pp. 239 - 245 (2007)
Spatial ability is impaired and hippocampal mineralocorticoid receptor mRNA expression reduced in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) selected for acute high corticosterone response to stress. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
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274 (1626), pp. 2645 - 2652 (2007)
Socially induced brain differentiation in a cooperatively breeding songbird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
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7 (5), pp. 347 - 357 (2006)
Neural mechanisms of birdsong memory. Nature Reviews Neuroscience
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147 (3), pp. 485 - 494 (2006)
Phylogeography of Island Canary (Serinus canaria) populations. Journal of Ornithology
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138 (3), pp. 939 - 946 (2006)
Hormonal influence on song structure and organization: The role of estrogen. Neuroscience
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66 (14), pp. 1602 - 1612 (2006)
Early condition, song learning, and the volume of song brain nuclei in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). Journal of Neurobiology
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155 (1), pp. 62 - 71 (2006)
A lightweight telemetry system for recording neuronal activity in freely behaving small animals. Journal of Neuroscience Methods
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143 (2), pp. 159 - 182 (2006)
Repertoire and structure of duet and solo songs in cooperatively breeding white-browed sparrow weavers. Behaviour
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19, pp. 848 - 850 (2005)
Melatonin affects the temporal organization of the song of the zebra finch. The FASEB Journal
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1016 (1), pp. 684 - 703 (2004)
Hormone-dependent neural plasticity in the juvenile and adult song system: What makes a successful male? Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
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76 (2), pp. 365 - 367 (2004)
Modulation by steroid hormones of a "sexy" acoustic signal in an Oscine species, the common Canary Serinus Canaria. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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475 (1), pp. 83 - 94 (2004)
Differential expression pattern and steroid hormone sensitivity of SNAP-25 and Synaptoporin mRNA in the telencephalic song control nucleus HVC of the zebra finch. The Journal of Comparative Neurology
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56 (4), pp. 303 - 314 (2003)
Effects of unilateral lesions of HVC on song patterns of male domesticated canaries. Journal of Neurobiology
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54 (2), pp. 370 - 379 (2003)
Aromatase inhibition affects testosterone-induced masculinization of song and the neural song system in female canaries. Journal of Neurobiology
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100 (13), pp. 7959 - 7964 (2003)
Male Japanese quails with female brains do not show male behavior. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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53 (2), pp. 113 - 128 (2003)
Impaired recovery of syllable repertoires after unilateral lesions of the HVC of male domesticated canaries. Animal Biology
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130 (2), pp. 102 - 108 (2003)
Flexible reproduction in wild canaries is independent of photoperiod. General and Comparative Endocrinology
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144 (1), pp. 86 - 92 (2003)
Mate fidelity in a population of island canaries (Serinus canaria) in the Madeiran Archipelago. Journal für Ornithologie
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453 (1), pp. 57 - 70 (2002)
Androgen receptors in the embryonic zebra finch hindbrain suggest a function for maternal androgens in peri-hatching survival. The Journal of Comparative Neurology