Sarah J. Alger

Neuroanatomical evidence for indirect connections between the medial preoptic nucleus and the song control system: possible neural substrates for sexually motivated song

Lauren V. Riters, Sarah J. Alger · Cell and Tissue Research · 2004 · 102 citations

Music, Neurobiological Mechanism, Neuropsychology +11

Lesions to the medial preoptic nucleus differentially affect singing and nest box-directed behaviors within and outside of the breeding season in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris).

Sarah J. Alger, Lauren V. Riters · Behavioral Neuroscience · 2006 · 72 citations · Full text

Brain Mechanism, Affective Neuroscience, European Starlings +22

Lesions to the medial preoptic nucleus affect immediate early gene immunolabeling in brain regions involved in song control and social behavior in male European starlings

Sarah J. Alger, Sarah N. Maasch, Lauren V. Riters · European Journal of Neuroscience · 2009 · 61 citations · Full text

Brain Mechanism, Affective Neuroscience, Song Control +20

Social affiliation relates to tyrosine hydroxylase immunolabeling in male and female zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)

Sarah J. Alger, Charity Juang, Lauren V. Riters · Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy · 2011 · 51 citations

Biology, Female Zebra Finches, Taeniopygia Guttata +8

Changes in Behavior and Ultrasonic Vocalizations During Pair Bonding and in Response to an Infidelity Challenge in Monogamous California Mice

Joshua D. Pultorak, Sarah J. Alger, Steven O. Loria et al. · Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution · 2018 · 36 citations · Full text