"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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| 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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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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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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Causes and consequences of expanded subventricular zones. Eur J Neurosci. 2011 Sep; 34(6):988-93.
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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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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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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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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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Cytoarchitecture of vocal control nuclei in nestling budgerigars: relationships to call development. Brain Behav Evol. 1999; 53(4):198-226.
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Audio-vocal learning in budgerigars. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1997 Jan 15; 807:352-67.
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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.