New JNE Special Issue: Avian Endocrinology
New: Journal of Neuroendocrinology is pleased to announce the publication of a Special Issue on Avian Endocrinology, pulling together a series of articles from the International Symposia on Avian Endocrinology held in 2022 and 2024.
The Special issue, titled Exploring new frontiers in avian endocrinology; Contributions from the 12th and 13th International Symposia on Avian Endocrinology, brings together a collection of selected original research articles and reviews that showcase advances in avian endocrinology.
Beginning from a historical perspective about the International Symposia in Avian Endocrinology (1977 – 2024) by John C. Wingfield, the covered topics broadly center around photoperiodism, seasonality, stress physiology and behaviour including social communication (song).
Importantly, the volume highlights increasing use of non-model species in unravelling the diversity (commonalities and differences) in endocrine strategies that underscore the importance of comparative framework towards the current trend of bridging laboratory and field studies.
The Special Issue also reflects an integrative approach combining molecular, physiological, and behavioural assays with evolutionary and ecological perspectives, in answering important biological questions pertaining to avian life and its annual life history.
The Special Issue is guest edited by Vinod Kumar. On the issue's publication, Professor Vinod Kumar said:
“This Special Issue presents multifaceted roles of hormones and neuroendocrine systems in avian behaviour and physiology, and reaffirms the vitality and relevance of avian endocrinology within the broader tapestry of fundamental and mechanistic biological science.”
In his invited review ‘The International Symposium on Avian Endocrinology, 1977–2024: Past, present and future’ author John Wingfield ended his artcle by looking to the future of the field:
"The future looks to be an era of major advances in neuroendocrinology. What technologies will arise and transform our knowledge further? Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a tool in avian endocrinology in at least research on endocrine disrupting chemicals. Will AI facilitate new advances and research directions across the field? The future of basic research has never been brighter than it is now.”
The special issue comprises:
- 2 editorials
- 12 Original articles
- 5 Review articles
Papers include topics such as:
- Seasonal patterns of neurogenesis in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) are region‐ and sex‐specific
- A glucocorticoid receptor antagonist affects corticosterone but not neophobia in wild‐caught house sparrows (Passer domesticus)
- Neuropeptides and reproductive flexibility in songbirds: A mini review
- From silence to song: Testosterone triggers extensive transcriptional changes in the female canary HVC
- Whole nest food restriction has persistent physiological effects in developing zebra finches
Read the Special Issue: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652826/2025/37/6
