Publications of Manfred Gahr

Gahr, M.; Metzdorf, R.; Schmidl, D.; Wickler, W.: Bi-Directional sexual dimorphisms of the song control nucleus HVC in a songbird with unison song. PLoS One 3 (8), e3073 (2008)

Gahr, M.: Sexual differentiation of the vocal control system of birds. Genetics of Sexual Differentiation and Sexually Dimorphic Behaviors 59, pp. 67 - 105 (2007)

Hodgson, Z. G.; Meddle, S. L.; Roberts, M. L.; Buchanan, K. L.; Matthew, R. E.; Metzdorf, R.; Gahr, M.; Healy, S. D.: Spatial ability is impaired and hippocampal mineralocorticoid receptor mRNA expression reduced in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) selected for acute high corticosterone response to stress. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 274 (1607), pp. 239 - 245 (2007)

Voigt, C.; Leitner, S.; Gahr, M.: Socially induced brain differentiation in a cooperatively breeding songbird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 274 (1626), pp. 2645 - 2652 (2007)

Bolhuis, J. J.; Gahr, M.: Neural mechanisms of birdsong memory. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 7 (5), pp. 347 - 357 (2006)

Dietzen, C.; Voigt, C.; Wink, M.; Gahr, M.; Leitner, S.: Phylogeography of Island Canary (Serinus canaria) populations. Journal of Ornithology 147 (3), pp. 485 - 494 (2006)

Fusani, L.; Gahr, M.: Hormonal influence on song structure and organization: The role of estrogen. Neuroscience 138 (3), pp. 939 - 946 (2006)

Gil, D.; Naguib, M.; Riebel, K.; Rutstein, A.; Gahr, M.: Early condition, song learning, and the volume of song brain nuclei in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). Journal of Neurobiology 66 (14), pp. 1602 - 1612 (2006)

Schregardus, D. S.; Pieneman, A. W.; Ter Maat, A.; Jansen, R. F.; Brouwer, T. J. F.; Gahr, M.: A lightweight telemetry system for recording neuronal activity in freely behaving small animals. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 155 (1), pp. 62 - 71 (2006)

Voigt, C.; Leitner, S.; Gahr, M.: Repertoire and structure of duet and solo songs in cooperatively breeding white-browed sparrow weavers. Behaviour 143 (2), pp. 159 - 182 (2006)

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)

Gahr, M.: Hormone-dependent neural plasticity in the juvenile and adult song system: What makes a successful male? Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1016 (1), pp. 684 - 703 (2004)

Rybak, F.; Gahr, M.: Modulation by steroid hormones of a "sexy" acoustic signal in an Oscine species, the common Canary Serinus Canaria. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 76 (2), pp. 365 - 367 (2004)

Voigt, C.; Metzdorf, R.; Gahr, M.: Differential expression pattern and steroid hormone sensitivity of SNAP-25 and Synaptoporin mRNA in the telencephalic song control nucleus HVC of the zebra finch. The Journal of Comparative Neurology 475 (1), pp. 83 - 94 (2004)

Halle, F.; Gahr, M.; Kreutzer, M.: Effects of unilateral lesions of HVC on song patterns of male domesticated canaries. Journal of Neurobiology 56 (4), pp. 303 - 314 (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)

Gahr, M.: Male Japanese quails with female brains do not show male behavior. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 100 (13), pp. 7959 - 7964 (2003)

Halle, F.; Gahr, M.; Kreutzer, M.: Impaired recovery of syllable repertoires after unilateral lesions of the HVC of male domesticated canaries. Animal Biology 53 (2), pp. 113 - 128 (2003)

Leitner, S.; Van't Hof, T. J.; Gahr, M.: Flexible reproduction in wild canaries is independent of photoperiod. General and Comparative Endocrinology 130 (2), pp. 102 - 108 (2003)

Voigt, C.; Leitner, S.; Gahr, M.: Mate fidelity in a population of island canaries (Serinus canaria) in the Madeiran Archipelago. Journal für Ornithologie 144 (1), pp. 86 - 92 (2003)