Brain Gene Regulatory Networks Coordinate Nest Construction in Birds

• Published in: Molecular biology and evolution Vol. 41; no. 7
• Main Authors: Fang, Yi-Ting, Kuo, Hao-Chih, Chen, Cheng-Yu, Chou, Shen-Ju, Lu, Chia-Wei, Hung, Chih-Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: UK Oxford University Press 01.07.2024
• Subjects: Analysis; Animal behavior; Behavior; Behavioral plasticity; Birds; Bonding; Brain; Discoveries; Dopamine receptors; Females; Gene expression; Genes; Genetic research; Males; Nest building; Nesting; Nesting behavior; Nests; Networks; Neurogenesis; Neurons; Neuroplasticity; Reproductive behavior; Sensorimotor system; Social behavior; Social interactions; Social organization; Transcriptomes; Zebra finch; Taiwan; neurogenesis; pair bonding; nest construction; neural plasticity; transcriptome

Abstract Nest building is a vital behavior exhibited during breeding in birds, and is possibly induced by environmental and social cues. Although such behavioral plasticity has been hypothesized to be controlled by adult neuronal plasticity, empirical evidence, especially at the neurogenomic level,...