Publications of Leonida Fusani

Jansen, R. F.; Metzdorf, R.; van der Roest, M.; Fusani, L.; Ter Maat, A.; Gahr, M.: Melatonin affects the temporal organization of the song of the zebra finch. The FASEB Journal 19, pp. 848 - 850 (2005)

Fusani, L.; Gwinner, E.: Simulation of migratory flight and stopover affects night levels of melatonin in a nocturnal migrant. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 271 (1535), pp. 205 - 211 (2004)

Fusani, L.; Hutchison, J. B.: Lack of changes in the courtship behaviour of male ring doves after testosterone treatment. Ethology, Ecology & Evolution 15 (2), pp. 143 - 157 (2003)

Fusani, L.; Metzdorf, R.; Hutchison, J. B.; Gahr, M.: Aromatase inhibition affects testosterone-induced masculinization of song and the neural song system in female canaries. Journal of Neurobiology 54 (2), pp. 370 - 379 (2003)

Fusani, L.; Van't Hof, T. J.; Hutchison, J. B.: Season-related changes in circulating androgen, brain aromatase, and perch-calling in male ring doves. General and Comparative Endocrinology 130 (2), pp. 142 - 147 (2003)

Gahr, M.; Leitner, S.; Fusani, L.; Rybak, F.: What is the adaptive role of neurogenesis in adult birds? Progress in Brain Research 138, pp. 233 - 254 (2002)

Gahr, M.; Rybak, F.; Leitner, S.; Fusani, L.: Androgen and estrogen receptor expression in relation to developmental and adult plasticity in the vocal control system. The FASEB Journal 16, p. A728 - A728 (2002)

Fusani, L.; Gahr, M.; Hutchison, J. B.: Aromatase inhibition reduces specifically one display of the ring dove courtship behavior. General and Comparative Endocrinology 122 (1), pp. 23 - 30 (2001)

Fusani, L.; Hutchison, J. B.; Gahr, M.: Testosterone regulates the activity and expression of telencephalic aromatase in female canaries. Journal of Neurobiology 49 (1), pp. 1 - 8 (2001)

Fusani, L.; Van't Hof, T. J.; Hutchison, J. B.; Gahr, M.: Seasonal expression of androgen receptors, estrogen receptors, and aromatase in the canary brain in relation to circulating androgens and estrogens. Journal of Neurobiology 43 (3), pp. 254 - 268 (2000)

Metzdorf, R.; Gahr, M.; Fusani, L.: Distribution of aromatase, estrogen receptor, and androgen receptor mRNA in the forebrain of songbirds and non-songbirds. The Journal of Comparative Neurology 407 (1), pp. 115 - 129 (1999)

Fusani, L.; Gwinner, E.: Reduced amplitude of melatonin secretion during migration in the blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla). In: Perspective in comparative endocrinology: Unity and diversity, pp. 295 - 300 (Eds. Goos, H. J. T.; Rastogi, R. K.; Vaudry, H.; Pierantoni, R.). Monduzzi editore, Bologna (2001)