The neurogenomic transition from territory establishment to parenting in a territorial female songbird.
Alexandra B BentzDouglas B RuschAaron BuechleinKimberly A RosvallPublished in: BMC genomics (2019)
These patterns suggest trade-offs between enhanced activity and immunity in the VmT and between stress responsiveness and parental care in the HYPO, along with a potential shift in the mechanisms regulating aggression. Collectively, these data highlight important gene regulatory pathways that may underlie behavioral plasticity in females.