title: Patterns of fos-like immunoreactivity in the brains of parent ring doves (Streptopelia risoria) given tactile and nontactile exposure to their young.
abstract: Neuronal activation was examined by fos immunohistochemistry in ring doves (Streptopelia risoria) reunited with their young after overnight separation. In an initial study, squab-exposed parents showed more fos immunoreactivity (ir) in the preoptic area (POA) and lateral hypothalamus (LH) than squab-deprived parents. In a 2nd study, parents allowed free access to young and those separated from young by a wire mesh partition showed more fos-ir in the POA, LH, and lateral septum than box-exposed controls. Contact with young also increased fos-ir in the medial preoptic nucleus and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, but noncontact exposure did not. Conversely, nontactile squab exposure stimulated more fos-ir in the POA than did free access to young, which suggests POA involvement in appetitive aspects of parenting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Buntin
authors.forename: Luc R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Berghman
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Buntin
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D002452:Cell Count / Q000379:methods; D010856:Columbidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / Q000502:physiology*; D007026:Hypothalamic Area, Lateral / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism; D016761:Oncogene Proteins v-fos / Q000378:metabolism*; D010812:Physical Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D011301:Preoptic Area / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D014110:Touch / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D016761:Oncogene Proteins v-fos