"Parrots" 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.
BIRDS of the large family Psittacidae, widely distributed in tropical regions and having a distinctive stout, curved hooked bill. The family includes LOVEBIRDS; AMAZON PARROTS; conures; PARAKEETS; and many other kinds of parrots.
MeSH Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.248.710.672
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Parrots" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Parrots" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Parrots" by people in Profiles.
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Wood JR, Wilmshurst JM, Worthy TH, Holzapfel AS, Cooper A. A lost link between a flightless parrot and a parasitic plant and the potential role of coprolites in conservation paleobiology. Conserv Biol. 2012 Dec; 26(6):1091-9.
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Pepperberg IM, Carey S. Grey parrot number acquisition: the inference of cardinal value from ordinal position on the numeral list. Cognition. 2012 Nov; 125(2):219-32.
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Charvet CJ, Striedter GF. Causes and consequences of expanded subventricular zones. Eur J Neurosci. 2011 Sep; 34(6):988-93.
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Heaton JT, Brauth SE. Effects of lesions of the central nucleus of the anterior archistriatum on contact call and warble song production in the budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus). Neurobiol Learn Mem. 2000 May; 73(3):207-42.
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Heaton JT, Brauth SE. Telencephalic nuclei control late but not early nestling calls in the budgerigar. Behav Brain Res. 2000 Apr; 109(1):129-35.
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Heaton JT, Brauth SE. Effects of deafening on the development of nestling and juvenile vocalizations in budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus). J Comp Psychol. 1999 Sep; 113(3):314-20.
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Heaton JT, Dooling RJ, Farabaugh SM. Effects of deafening on the calls and warble song of adult budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus). J Acoust Soc Am. 1999 Mar; 105(3):2010-9.
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Hall WS, Cookson KK, Heaton JT, Roberts TF, Shea SD, Amateau SK, Brauth SE. Cytoarchitecture of vocal control nuclei in nestling budgerigars: relationships to call development. Brain Behav Evol. 1999; 53(4):198-226.
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Shea SD, Heaton KJ, Heaton JT, Hall WS, Brauth SE. The role of contact calls in the social behavior of the budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus). Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1997 Jan 15; 807:571-3.
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Brauth SE, Heaton JT, Shea SD, Durand SE, Hall WS. Functional anatomy of forebrain vocal control pathways in the budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus). Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1997 Jan 15; 807:368-85.