title: Sensory plasticity: seasonal regulation of hearing by a potassium channel.
abstract: Animals may vary in their responsiveness to sensory cues seasonally. The transcriptional regulation of a potassium channel in the hearing organ of a fish explains its seasonally varying sensitivity to acoustic frequencies in its courtship vocalization.
authors.affiliation: Sections of Neurobiology and Integrative Biology, The University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, USA. h.zakon@austin.utexas.edu
authors.forename: Harold
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zakon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D024541:Batrachoidiformes / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D029941:Fish Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006309:Hearing; D051036:Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D012098:Reproduction
chemical_list: D029941:Fish Proteins; D051036:Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels