"Songbirds" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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PASSERIFORMES of the suborder, Oscines, in which the flexor tendons of the toes are separate, and the lower syrinx has 4 to 9 pairs of tensor muscles inserted at both ends of the tracheal half rings. They include many commonly recognized birds such as CROWS; FINCHES; robins; SPARROWS; and SWALLOWS.
| Descriptor ID |
D020308
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.248.620.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Wrens- Wrens
- Wren
- Troglodytinae
- Troglodytidae
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Songbirds" by people in Profiles.
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Sexual dimorphism of the zebra finch syrinx indicates adaptation for high fundamental frequencies in males. PLoS One. 2010 Jun 29; 5(6):e11368.
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Bigger brains or bigger nuclei? Regulating the size of auditory structures in birds. Brain Behav Evol. 2004; 63(3):169-80.