ReviewFrontiers in neuroendocrinology2013
Hormones and the neuromuscular control of courtship in the golden-collared manakin (Manacus vitellinus).
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- Neuroendocrine mechanisms contributing to the coevolution of sociality and communication.Frontiers in neuroendocrinology · 2023Review
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- 3β-HSD expression in the CNS of a manakin and finch.General and comparative endocrinology · 2018Article
- Insight into the neuroendocrine basis of signal evolution: a case study in foot-flagging frogs.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2018Review
- Evolution of the androgen-induced male phenotype.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2018Review
- Sex differences in neuromuscular androgen receptor expression and sociosexual behavior in a sex changing fish.PloS one · 2017Article
- Select forelimb muscles have evolved superfast contractile speed to support acrobatic social displays.eLife · 2016Article
- Research Resource: Hormones, Genes, and Athleticism: Effect of Androgens on the Avian Muscular Transcriptome.Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) · 2016Article
- Expression of 5α- and 5β-reductase in spinal cord and muscle of birds with different courtship repertoires.Frontiers in zoology · 2016Article
- Evolutionary patterns of adaptive acrobatics and physical performance predict expression profiles of androgen receptor - but not oestrogen receptor - in the forelimb musculature.Functional ecology · 2015Article
- Contextual modulation of social and endocrine correlates of fitness: insights from the life history of a sex changing fish.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2015Review
- Physiological control of elaborate male courtship: female choice for neuromuscular systems.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2014Review
- Expression of androgen receptor in the brain of a sub-oscine bird with an elaborate courtship display.Neuroscience letters · 2014Article
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Abstract
Many animals engage in spectacular courtship displays, likely recruiting specialized neural, hormonal and muscular systems to facilitate these performances. Male golden-collared manakins (Manacus vitellinus) of Panamanian rainforests perform physically elaborate courtship displays that include novel forms of visual and acoustic signaling. We study the behavioral neuroendocrinology of this male's courtship, combining field behavioral observations with anatomical, biochemical and molecular laboratory-based studies. Seasonally, male courtship is activated by testosterone with little correspondence between testosterone levels and display intensity. Females prefer males whose displays are exceptionally frequent, fast and accurate. The activation of androgen receptors (AR) is crucial for optimal display performance, with AR expressed at elevated levels in several neuromuscular tissues. Apparently, courtship enlists an elaborate androgen-dependent network that includes spinal motoneurons, skeletal muscles and somatosensory systems. This work highlights the value of studying non-traditional species to illuminate physiological adaptations and, hopefully, stimulates future research on other species with complex behaviors.
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