Auk 2014 Jul;131(3):327-334
Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA ; Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, Brain Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA ; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Androgenic activation of intracellular androgen receptors (AR) influences avian vocal production, though this has largely been investigated at the level of the brain. We investigated the influence of predominantly peripheral AR on vocal output in wild Golden-collared Manakins (). In this suboscine species, males court females by performing acrobatic displays and by producing relatively simple vocalizations. Read More