Week 4 Flashcards

1
Q

_____________ there are 50 species in the nootropics. This is the bearded manakin genus.

A

golden collared manakin

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2
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Golden color manakins are __________ meaning that males mate with more than one female while females only mate with one male. Females do the nesting and parental care

A

polygynous

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3
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what s the seasonal cycle of a golden manikin

A

Dry season: communities are established
Wet season: breeding begins and courtship starts
Very wet season: breeding weekend and males disperse

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4
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male courtship displays are composed of

A

sounds, jumps, snaps

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5
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Is there a significant variation in courtship of each male

A

YES a very significant variation

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6
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Females choose males based on the adaptations that enable

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speed, strength, stamina and agilit

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7
Q

___________ is naturally activated by testosterone largely by the actions of androgens on androgen receptors

A

courtship

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8
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This can be shown by giving testosterone. This result in a significant increase in the number of ___________

A

courtship rituals

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9
Q

__________ result in a significant decrease in wing snoops and decrease in courtship rituals (roll snaps)

A

AR receptor agonists

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10
Q

what muscle adaptations do golden collared manikins have

A

large back muscles

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11
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___________are expressed as high levels in manakin skeletal muscle. Females and juvenile males also AR express consecutively. (Spinal motor and sensory motor neurons)

A

Androgen receptors

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12
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after being given testosterone the juvenile males can ______________ but females _____________

A

can perform courtship ritual

do not really perform ritual

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13
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__________ of bird is altered by testosterone. More aggressive behavior is seen in females and juvenile males with testosterone

A

aggressive behavior of bird

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14
Q

Only the testosterone makes showed_____________

A

court clearing behavior

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15
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AR are expressed abundantly in the manakin brain, especially in

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pre-motor circuits originating in the arcopallium, midbrain and cerebellum;

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16
Q

what does Functional variation in muscular AR expression across species ,mean

A

more Andorgen receptors more complicated mating dance

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17
Q

Leaf removal:

how large of an object can the bird remove from area

A

males can move objects from court 30% larger than their body weight very large objects are dragged off, males quickly remove leaves

18
Q

There is some overlap in the presence of some anatomical systems that support acrobatic courtship but __________ activates courtship and allied behaviors in a sexually dimorphic manner.

A

testosterone

19
Q

•Females have exceptional visual processing

(and discrimination) capabilities because of

A

estrogen receptors. Females select for the males with best mating dance

20
Q

•Males exhibit exceptional strength and neuromuscular coordination.

A

It is our contention that females choose males for these attributes.

21
Q

Why do songbirds sing?

A
  • Attract females
  • Alert other males
  • defend/define a territory
  • a signal to identify male “quality”
  • stimulate females to copulate
  • other?
22
Q

Birdsong learning homologous with _______

A

human language learning

23
Q

__________ crucial for sensory and sensori motor experiences

A

Critical periods

24
Q

Androgens seem to promote songbird song _________

A

crystallization

25
____________is a period of “crystallization” in humans
Puberty
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How is song or sound produced
for sound and song to be produced muscles are attached to a membrane which causes the membrane to vibrate and produce sound
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What are the neural areas of song: The sensory areas of song are
NCM and FIELD L
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What are the motor areas of song
HVC, RA, Nxllts (tracheosyringeal syrinx)
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What are the learning areas of song
nMan, IMAN, area X
30
What sex sings in zebra finches? IS it hormone related
Adult males sing. | Adult females do not sing even if treated with T!
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What is the sexually dimorphic region of a song bird brain and which sex is it larger
HVC is much larger in males | RA is much larger in males
32
__________: males on left side of body and a female on the right side of the body. Perfectly asymmetrically sexually. One ovary and one bestie.
gonandromorphs
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DO Gonandromorphs sing
Yes they sing and copulate like a male
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Do gynandromorphs have different effects in the brain
Yes the right and left side of the brain are different - ASW gene is only expressed on the left - Z gne is expressed more heavily on the right side
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___________ show full hormones and are required for full masculinization
gynadomorphs
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__________ controls song behavior
testosterone
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)__________ is higher during mating season which results in a significant brain structure changes
testosterone
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Even after ____________ of testosterone there is a significant loss in testosterone
12 hour loss
39
T in the ________________) stimulates canary song behavior
Per= Peripheral POM= medial pre-optic nucleus)
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___________ is present in high levels in the song bird brain in order to facilitate song recognition
aromatase
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Aromatase is located in the ____________
NCM
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Aromatase inhibition prevents ___________ because estrogen strengthens ___________
song discrimination | auditory processing leading to song discrimination