"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Songbirds" by people in Profiles.
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Lipshutz SE, Hibbins MS, Bentz AB, Buechlein AM, Empson TA, George EM, Hauber ME, Rusch DB, Schelsky WM, Thomas QK, Torneo SJ, Turner AM, Wolf SE, Woodruff MJ, Hahn MW, Rosvall KA. Repeated behavioural evolution is associated with convergence of gene expression in cavity-nesting songbirds. Nat Ecol Evol. 2025 May; 9(5):845-856.
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Goodson DJ, Hanley D, Hoover JP, Turner AM, van Riper CJ, Hauber ME. Decoding the dilemma: Exploring the rules and cues of egg rejection in the American robin (Turdus migratorius) through conjoint experimentation. J Comp Psychol. 2025 Nov; 139(4):315-324.
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Troyer TW. A top-down search for inhibitory cell subtypes in the songbird. Neuron. 2025 Feb 05; 113(3):337-338.
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Fernandez-Duque F, Stanback M, Lawson SL, Hauber ME. Egg shape and color mediate acceptance thresholds in diverse avian host species with different rates of antiparasitic egg rejection. J Exp Biol. 2025 02 01; 228(3).
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Antonson ND, Enos JK, Lawson SL, Uy FMK, Gill SA, Lynch KS, Hauber ME. Functional neurogenomic responses to acoustic threats, including a heterospecific referential alarm call and its referent, in the auditory forebrain of red-winged blackbirds. Sci Rep. 2024 01 25; 14(1):2155.
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Kleindorfer S, Brouwer L, Hauber ME, Teunissen N, Peters A, Louter M, Webster MS, Katsis AC, Sulloway FJ, Common LK, Austin VI, Colombelli-N?grel D. Nestling Begging Calls Resemble Maternal Vocal Signatures When Mothers Call Slowly to Embryos. Am Nat. 2024 02; 203(2):267-283.
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Nagy J, Fulmer AG, L?ki V, Ruiz-Raya F, Hauber ME. Biogeographic history, egg colouration, and habitat selection in Turdus thrushes (Aves: Turdidae). Biol Futur. 2023 Dec; 74(4):467-474.
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Di Giovanni AJ, Villa J, Stanback MT, Thompson CF, Sakaluk SK, Hauber ME, Hanley D. Decision rules for egg-color-based rejection by two cavity-nesting hosts of the brown-headed cowbird. J Exp Biol. 2023 07 01; 226(14).
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Enos JK, Ducay R, Paitz RT, Ward MP, Hauber ME. Female red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) do not alter nest site selection, maternal programming, or hormone-mediated maternal effects in response to perceived nest predation or brood parasitism risk. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2023 09 15; 341:114322.
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Turner AM, Di Giovanni AJ, Antonson ND, Scharf HM, Abolins-Abols M, Hauber ME. Non-invasive elevation of circulating corticosterone increases the rejection of foreign eggs in female American robins (Turdus migratorius). Horm Behav. 2022 11; 146:105278.