Core and Shell Song Systems Unique to the Parrot Brain

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Core and Shell Song Systems Unique to the Parrot Brain

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The ability to imitate complex sounds is rare, and among birds has been found only in parrots, songbirds, and hummingbirds. Parrots exhibit the most advanced vocal mimicry among non-human animals. A few studies have noted differences in connectivity, brain position and shape in the vocal learning systems of parrots relative to songbirds and hummingbirds. However, only one parrot species, the budgerigar, has been examined and no differences in the presence of song system structures were found ...

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24 Jun, 2015

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Mukta Chakraborty / Solveig Walløe / Signe Nedergaard / Emma E. Fridel / Torben Dabelsteen / Bente Pakkenberg / Mads F. Bertelsen / Gerry M. Dorrestein / Steven E. Brauth / Sarah E. Durand / Erich D. Jarvis

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https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/_Core_and_Shell_Song_Systems_Unique_to_the_Parrot_Brain_/14...

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shell regions / New Zealand kea / species / constitutive gene expression / song system / Relative size differences / song system structures / core / parrots / Shell Song Systems / Uncategorised

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