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The Songbird Neurogenomics (SoNG) Initiative: Community-based tools and strategies for study of brain gene function and evolution

Kirstin Replogle, Arthur P Arnold, Gregory F Ball, Mark Band, Staffan Bensch, Eliot A Brenowitz, Shu Dong, Jenny Drnevich, Margaret Ferris, Julia M George, George Gong, Dennis Hasselquist, Alvaro G Hernandez, Ryan Kim, Harris A Lewin, Lei Liu, Peter V Lovell, Claudio V Mello, Sara Naurin, Sandra Rodriguez-Zas, Jyothi Thimmapuram, Juli Wade and David F Clayton*

BMC Genomics 2008, 9:131 doi:10.1186/1471-2164-9-131

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The zebra finch neuropeptidome: prediction, detection and expression

Fang Xie, Sarah E London, Bruce R Southey, Suresh P Annangudi, Andinet Amare, Sandra L Rodriguez-Zas, David F Clayton, Jonathan V Sweedler BMC Biology 2010, 8:28 (1 April 2010)

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Characterization of neuropeptides and prohormones in the zebra finch reveals detailed knowledge of the components involved in song recognition learning and provides a basis for future studies investigating the neural mechanisms underlying vocal communication and behavior.

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Genome of a songbird unveiled

Raphael Pinaud Journal of Biology 2010, 9:19 (1 April 2010)

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Pinaud heralds the publication of the zebra finch genome, reviewing some of the most exciting findings of this pioneering effort and explaining how this songbird model offers unique insights into auditory learning, singing behaviour and other biological phenomena.

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The value of avian genomics to the conservation of wildlife

Michael N Romanov, Elaina M Tuttle, Marlys L Houck, William S Modi, Leona G Chemnick, Marisa L Korody, Emily Mork, Christie A Otten, Tanya Renner, Kenneth C Jones, Sugandha Dandekar, Jeanette C Papp, Yang Da, Eric D Green, Vincent Magrini, Matthew T Hickenbotham, Jarret Glasscock, Sean McGrath, Elaine R Mardis, Oliver A Ryder BMC Genomics 2009, 10(Suppl 2):S10 (14 July 2009)

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Sexual differentiation of the zebra finch song system: potential roles for sex chromosome genes

Michelle L Tomaszycki, Camilla Peabody, Kirstin Replogle, David F Clayton, Robert J Tempelman, Juli Wade BMC Neuroscience 2009, 10:24 (23 March 2009)