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Journal articles on the topic "Zebra finch mating behaviour"

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Forstmeier, Wolfgang. "Quantitative genetics and behavioural correlates of digit ratio in the zebra finch." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 272, no. 1581 (2005): 2641–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2005.3264.

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A recent study on a captive zebra finch population suggested that variation in digit ratio (i.e. the relative length of the second to the fourth toe) might be an indicator of the action of sex steroids during embryo development, as is widely assumed for human digits. Zebra finch digit ratio was found to vary with offspring sex, laying order of eggs within a clutch, and to predict aspects of female mating behaviour. Hence, it was proposed that the measurement of digit ratio would give insights into how an individual's behaviour is shaped by its maternal environment. Studying 500 individuals of

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Pogány, Ákos, Zita Szurovecz, Ernő Vincze, Zoltán Barta, and Tamás Székely. "Mate preference does not influence reproductive motivation and parental cooperation in female zebra finches." Behaviour 151, no. 12-13 (2014): 1885–901. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1568539x-00003221.

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In socially monogamous species, low availability of sexually active unpaired individuals in the local population may constrain mate choice, resulting in mating with sub-optimal partners. Here we experimentally investigate whether female reproductive behaviour is different when paired with a preferred or a non-preferred male in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). First, we assessed female mating preferences using a four-way choice apparatus, then females were caged together with either their preferred or least-preferred male. Female reproductive motivation, assessed by the propensity of layi

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Clayton, N. S. "The effects of cross-fostering on assortative mating between zebra finch subspecies." Animal Behaviour 40, no. 6 (1990): 1102–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0003-3472(05)80176-9.

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Templeton, Jennifer J., D. James Mountjoy, Sarah R. Pryke, and Simon C. Griffith. "In the eye of the beholder: visual mate choice lateralization in a polymorphic songbird." Biology Letters 8, no. 6 (2012): 924–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2012.0830.

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Birds choose mates on the basis of colour, song and body size, but little is known about the mechanisms underlying these mating decisions. Reports that zebra finches prefer to view mates with the right eye during courtship, and that immediate early gene expression associated with courtship behaviour is lateralized in their left hemisphere suggest that visual mate choice itself may be lateralized. To test this hypothesis, we used the Gouldian finch, a polymorphic species in which individuals exhibit strong, adaptive visual preferences for mates of their own head colour. Black males were tested

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Tschirren, Barbara, Erik Postma, Alison N. Rutstein, and Simon C. Griffith. "When mothers make sons sexy: maternal effects contribute to the increased sexual attractiveness of extra-pair offspring." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 279, no. 1731 (2011): 1233–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2011.1543.

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Quality differences between offspring sired by the social and by an extra-pair partner are usually assumed to have a genetic basis, reflecting genetic benefits of female extra-pair mate choice. In the zebra finch ( Taeniopygia guttata ), we identified a colour ornament that is under sexual selection and appears to have a heritable basis. Hence, by engaging in extra-pair copulations with highly ornamented males, females could, in theory, obtain genes for increased offspring attractiveness. Indeed, sons sired by extra-pair partners had larger ornaments, seemingly supporting the genetic benefit h

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Lansverk, Allison L., Katie M. Schroeder, Sarah E. London, Simon C. Griffith, David F. Clayton, and Christopher N. Balakrishnan. "The variability of song variability in zebra finch ( Taeniopygia guttata ) populations." Royal Society Open Science 6, no. 5 (2019): 190273. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190273.

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Birdsong is a classic example of a learned social behaviour. Song behaviour is also influenced by genetic factors, and understanding the relative contributions of genetic and environmental influences remains a major goal. In this study, we take advantage of captive zebra finch populations to examine variation in a population-level song trait: song variability. Song variability is of particular interest in the context of individual recognition and in terms of the neuro-developmental mechanisms that generate song novelty. We find that the Australian zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata castanotis ( T

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Gorman, Helen E., and Ruedi G. Nager. "State-dependent incubation behaviour in the zebra finch." Animal Behaviour 65, no. 4 (2003): 745–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/anbe.2003.2120.

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Balakrishnan, Christopher N., Charles Chapus, Michael S. Brewer, and David F. Clayton. "Brain transcriptome of the violet-eared waxbill Uraeginthus granatina and recent evolution in the songbird genome." Open Biology 3, no. 9 (2013): 130063. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsob.130063.

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Songbirds are important models for the study of social behaviour and communication. To complement the recent genome sequencing of the domesticated zebra finch, we sequenced the brain transcriptome of a closely related songbird species, the violet-eared waxbill ( Uraeginthus granatina ) . Both the zebra finch and violet-eared waxbill are members of the family Estrildidae, but differ markedly in their social behaviour. Using Roche 454 RNA sequencing, we generated an assembly and annotation of 11 084 waxbill orthologues of 17 475 zebra finch genes (64%), with an average transcript length of 1555

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Lemon, William C. "Fitness consequences of foraging behaviour in the zebra finch." Nature 352, no. 6331 (1991): 153–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/352153a0.

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Clay-Ton, N. S. "Song Tutor Choice in Zebra Finches and Bengalese Finches: the Relative Importance of Visual and Vocal Cues." Behaviour 104, no. 3-4 (1988): 281–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853988x00557.

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AbstractThis paper examined the relative importance of visual and vocal cues for song tutor choice. In the first study zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata, and Bengalese finches, Lonchura striata, were housed with two song tutors at independence, a zebra finch singing Bengalese finch song and a Bengalese finch singing zebra finch song. All the males tended to learn from the conspecific song tutor, irrespective of whether they had been raised by a pair of conspecifics, the female alone or cross-fostered to a pair of the other species. In the second study zebra finches were housed at independence

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Zebra finch mating behaviour"

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Houtman, Anne Michelle. "Sexual selection in the zebra finch (Poephila guttata)." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.257821.

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Futter, James. "Mating decisions and associated behaviours in the zebra finch." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.289187.

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LeMay, Martin Drouin. "Effects of estradiol on adult zebra finch behaviour." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/22303.

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ct: I orally exposed zebra finch, Taeniopygia guttata, to 4.7 or 720 mug estradiol/g diet for eight days to test the hypothesis that estrogens can affect their behaviour. In a two choice preference test, low estradiol males spent (P = 0.01) more time near other males after six days of treatment and their courtship also diminished. Singing scores decreased (P = 0.01) in both treated groups, dancing score (P = 0.01) in the high estradiol and mounting in the low estradiol males were lower (P = 0.02) compared to controls on day 4 of the treatment period. Pecks and chases targeting males were lowe

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Donaldson, Christine. "Post-natal environmental effects on behaviour in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2009. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/937/.

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Due to mounting evidence that the early environment experienced by a juvenile can affect the morphology and physiology of the adult, there is currently great interest in how environmental variability may shape the behavioural phenotype, and whether such shaping has adaptive benefits. It is clear for example that the developmental environment will have immediate effects on an animal in terms of its survival and performance. Individuals with access to little food or exposed to high levels of predation will have lower survival, and resource-poor surroundings may mean that a young individual is un

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Hall, Zachary J. "The neuroethology and evolution of nest-building behaviour." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/5542.

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A surge of recent work elucidating a role for learning and memory in avian nest-building behaviour has challenged the long-standing assumption that nest building develops under genetic control. Whereas that work has been addressed at describing the cognitive mechanisms underpinning nest-building behaviour, almost nothing is known about either the neurobiological processes controlling nest building or the selection pressures responsible for the diversity in avian nest-building behaviour. Here, I sought to identify both the neural substrates involved in nest-building behaviour and some of those

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Funghi, Caterina [Verfasser], and Griffith Simon [Akademischer Betreuer]. "The integration of spatial-ecology and animal behaviour in the unpredictable arid zone : A case study with the zebra finch / Caterina Funghi ; Betreuer: Griffith Simon." Hamburg : Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1194548016/34.

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Chantal, Véronique. "L’influence des capacités cognitives mâles et femelles sur le choix de partenaire chez le diamant mandarin (Taeniopygia guttata)." Thèse, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/16211.

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S’approvisionner en nourriture est essentiel à la survie et au succès reproducteur. Lorsque les animaux font face à des changements environnementaux brutaux, ils doivent s’ajuster rapidement à leur nouvel environnement et parfois même innover dans leur façon de s’approvisionner. Des processus comportementaux et cognitifs, tels que l’innovation et l’apprentissage, permettent aux animaux d'intégrer de nouveaux comportements à leur répertoire comportemental afin de s'adapter de façon optimale. Les performances cognitives varient entre les individus d’une même population et bien que des études réc

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