Melatonin plays a central role in entraining activity to the day–night cycle in vertebrates. Here, we investigate neuroanatomical substrates of melatonin‐dependent vocal–acoustic behavior in the nocturnal and highly vocal teleost fish, the plainfin midshipman (
The vertebrate basal forebrain and midbrain contain a set of interconnected nuclei that control social behavior. Conserved anatomical structures and functions of these nuclei have now been documented among fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, and these brain regions have come to be known as the vertebrate social behavior network (SBN). While it is known that nuclei (nodes) of the SBN are rich in steroid and neuropeptide activity linked to behavior, simultaneous variation in the expression of neuroendocrine genes among several SBN nuclei has not yet been described in detail. In this study, we use RNA‐seq to profile gene expression across seven brain regions representing five nodes of the vertebrate SBN in a passerine bird, the wire‐tailed manakin
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10455142
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Genes, Brain and Behavior
- Volume:
- 19
- Issue:
- 1
- ISSN:
- 1601-1848
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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