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Sexual motivation and performance in sexual naïve and experienced rats treated with ivermectin: an ultrasonic vocalization study

In mammals, ivermectin acts as a GABAA receptor agonist and stimulates GABA release. Previous studies showed that ivermectin (IVM) reduces sexual performance, impairing the latency to the first mount and intromission. These parameters are usually considered motivational parameters o...

Sobre la historia de los cantos de las aves o los cantos de las aves como historia

Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos; 28 (supl.1), 2021
Resumen Igual que es posible trazar una historia de los cantos de las aves, de su recepción por y su relación con los seres humanos, también se puede especular sobre si esos cantos pueden funcionar como historia, viva, sonora, en qué grado y modos, así como en qué diferiría esa historia aviar de l...

Vocal tract physiology and its MRI evaluation

Introduction. The rapid technological evolution in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has recently offered a great opportunity for the analysis of voice production.Objectives. This article is aimed to describe main physiological principles at the base of voice production (in particular of voc...

Acoustic niche partitioning in an anuran community from the municipality of Floriano, Piauí, Brazil

Braz. j. biol; 79 (4), 2019
Abstract Vocalizations are an important trait for the identification of cryptic and/or closely related amphibian species. Different vocalizations also contribute to partitioning of the acoustic space by sympatric species. This study aimed to describe the advertisement calls of anurans in a pond of the m...