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Sturnidae

Known as: Starling, Starlings 
The family Sturnidae, in the order PASSERIFORMES. The starling family also includes mynahs and oxpeckers.
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Invasive species can't cover their tracks: using microsatellites to assist management of starling (Sturnus vulgaris) populations in Western Australia
Invasive species are known to cause environmental and economic damage, requiring management by control agencies worldwide. These… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
The effects of chronic psychological and physical stress on feather replacement in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris).
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Thyroidectomy prevents the development of photorefractoriness and the associated rise in plasma prolactin in starlings.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Comparative assessment of food preferences and aversions acquired by blackbirds via observational learning
-Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) can acquire food preferences and aversions merely by observing conspecifics. In… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Effects of gonadectomy on seasonal changes in plasma LH and prolactin concentrations in male and female starlings (Sturnus vulgaris).
Intact and gonadectomized male and female starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) were held in outdoor aviaries for 1 year. Blood samples… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Metabolism of testosterone in the anterior pituitary gland and the central nervous system of the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris).
The metabolism of testosterone was studied in vitro in anterior pituitary, hypothalamic and hyperstriatal tissues taken from male… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Testosterone Induces "Splitting" of Circadian Locomotor Activity Rhythms in Birds
Under the influence of testosterone, the free-running circadian rhythm of locomotor activity of the starling, Sturnus vulgaris… 
Review
1974
Review
1974
The Bayliss‐Starling lecture 1973. The gastrointestinal hormones: a review of recent advances.
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Plasma testosterone titers during the annual reproductive cycle of starlings (Sturnus vulgaris).
Highly Cited
1955
Highly Cited
1955
Applicability of Starling's law of the heart to intact, unanesthetized animals.
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