Effects of Parental Experience and Age On Expression of Prolactin, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide and Their Receptors in a Biparental Bird (Columba Livia).
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DOI: 10.1093/icb/icac017
Abstract: As animals gain parental experience, they often show more rapid and efficient parental care responses that likely improve offspring survival and fitness. Changes in circulating hormones that underlie reproductive behaviors, including prolactin, have been found… read more here.
Keywords: experience age; expression; parental experience; prolactin ... See more keywords
Experience, but not age, is associated with volumetric mushroom body expansion in solitary alkali bees
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DOI: 10.1242/jeb.238899
Abstract: ABSTRACT In social insects, changes in behavior are often accompanied by structural changes in the brain. This neuroplasticity may come with experience (experience-dependent) or age (experience-expectant). Yet, the evolutionary relationship between neuroplasticity and sociality is… read more here.
Keywords: expansion; mushroom; experience age; neuroplasticity ... See more keywords