Necker, R.: Specializations in the lumbosacral spinal cord of birds: morphological and behavioural evidence for a sense of equilibrium. Eur J Morphol 37, 211-214 (1999)
Necker R, Janßen A and Beissenhirtz T: Behavioral evidence of the role of lumbosacral anatomical specializations in pigeons in maintaining equilibrium during terrestrial locomotion. J Comp Physiol A, 186, 409-412 (2000)
Milinski T and Necker R: Histochemical and immunocytochemical investigations of the marginal nuclei in the spinal cord of pigeons (Columba livia). Brain Res Bull 56, 15-21 (2001)
Necker R: Mechanosensitivity of spinal accessory lobe neurons in the pigeon. Neurosci Letters 320, 53-56 (2002)
Rosenberg J and Necker R: Ultrastructural characterization of the accessory lobes of Lachi in the lumbosacral spinal cord of the pigeon with special reference to intrinsic mechanoreceptors. J Comp Neurol. 447: 274-285 (2002)
Necker R: Histological and immunocytochemical characterization of neurons located in the white matter of the spinal cord of the pigeon. J Chem Neuroanat 27: 109-117 (2004)
Necker R: Are paragriseal cells in the avian lumbosacral spinal cord displaced ventral spinocerebellar neurons? Neuroscience Letters 382: 56-60 (2005)
Necker R: The structure and development of avian lumbosacral specializations of the vertebral canal and te spinal cord with special reference to a possible function as a sense organ of equilibrium. Anat Embryol 210: 59-74 (2005)
Necker R: Specializations in the lumbosacral vertebral canal and spinal cord of birds: evidence of a function as a sense organ which is involved in the control of walking. J Comp Physiol A 192:439-448 (2006)
Necker R: Head-bobbing of walking birds - a review. J Comp Physiol A 193: 1177-1183 (2007)
Necker R: Stehen der Vögel auf einem Bein: Mechanismen und mögliche Funktionen - eine Übersicht. Vogelwarte 48: 43-49 (2010)
Necker, R. and R.F. Hellon: Noxious thermal input from the rat tail: Modulation
by descending inhibitory influences. Pain 4, 231-242 (1978)
Necker, R. and B. Reiner:
Temperature-sensitive mechanoreceptors, thermoreceptors and heat nociceptors in the
feathered skin of pigeons. J. Comp. Physiol. 135, 201-207 (1980)
Günther, S. and Necker,
R.: Spinal distribution and brainstem projection of lamina I neurons in the pigeon.
Neurosci. Letters 186, 111-114 (1995)
Galhardo V, Lima D and Necker R: Spinomedullary
pathways in the pigeon (Columba livia): differential involvement of lamina I cells.
J Comp Neurol 423, 631-645 (2000)
Necker, R.: Somatosensory System. In: Physiology and Behavior of the Pigeon. Academic
Press, London, pp. 109-192, 1983.
Necker, R.: Receptors in the skin of the wing of
pigeons and their possible role in bird flight. In: W. Nachtigall (ed.) Biona-Report.
Fischer, Stuttgart New York, pp. 433-444 (1985)
Necker, R. and C.C. Meinecke: Conduction
velocity and fiber diameters in a cutaneous nerve of the pigeon. J. Comp. Physiol.
A 154, 817-824 (1984)
Necker, R.: Observations on the function of a slowly adapting
mechanoreceptor associated with filoplumes in the feathered skin of pigeons. J. Comp.
Physiol. A 156, 391-394 (1985)
Necker, R.: Projection of a cutaneous nerve to the
spinal cord of the pigeon. I. Evoked field potentials. Exp. Brain Res. 59, 338-343
(1985)
Necker, R.: Projection of a cutaneous nerve to the spinal cord in the pigeon.
II. Responses of dorsal horn neurons. Exp. Brain Res. 59, 344-352 (1985)
Necker, R.
and C. Schermuly: Central projections of the radial nerve and one of its cutaneous
branches in the pigeon. Neurosci. Lett. 58, 271-276 (1985)
Funke, K. and R. Necker:
Cells of origin of ascending pathways in the spinal cord of the pigeon. Neurosci.
Lett. 71, 25-30 (1986)
Necker, R.: Cells of origin of spinothalamic, spinotectal,
spinoreticular and spinocerebellar pathways in the pigeon as studied by the retrograde
transport of horseradish peroxidase. J. Hirnforsch. 30, 33-43 (1989)
Schneider A.
and R. Necker: Spinothalamic projections in the pigeon. Brain Res. 484, 139-149 (1989)
Necker
R.: Sensory representation of the wing in the spinal dorsal horn of the pigeon. Exp.
Brain Res. 81, 403-412 (1990)
Necker R.: Cells of origin of ascending and descending
as well as branching fibers in the spinal cord of the pigeon. Neurosci. Lett. 119,
1-4 (1990)
Necker R.: Cells of origin of avian postsynaptic dorsal column pathways.
Neurosci. Lett. 126, 91-93 (1991)
Necker, R: Spinal neurons projecting to anterior
or posterior cerebellum in the pigeon. Anatomy and Embryology 185, 325-334 (1992)
Reinke
H. and R. Necker: Spinal dorsal column afferent fiber composition in the pigeon:
an electrophysiological investigation. J. Comp. Physiol. A 171, 397-403 (1992)
Necker,
R., G. Rehkämper and E. Nevo: Electrophysiological mapping of body representation
in the cortex of the blind mole rat. NeuroReport 3, 505-508 (1992)
Rehkämper, G.,
Necker, R., and Nevo, E.: Functional anatomy of the thalamus in the blind mole rat
Spalax ehrenbergi: an architectonic and electrophysiologically controlled tracing
study. J. Comp. Neurol. 347, 570-584 (1994)
Necker, R.: Sensorimotor aspects of flight
control in birds:specializations in the spinal cord. Eur. J. Morphol. 32 207-211
(1994)
Ohmori, Y. and Necker, R.: Central projections of primary afferents from the
interosseous nerve in the pigeon. Brain Res. Bulletin 38, 269-274 (1995)
Reinke, H.
and R. Necker: Coding of vibration by neurones of the dorsal column nuclei in the
pigeon. J. Comp. Physiol. A 179, 263-276 (1996)
Schneider, A. and R. Necker: Electrophysiological
investigations of the somatosensory thalamus of the pigeon. Exp Brain Res 109, 377-383
(1996)
Necker, R. and Neumann, V.: Response characteristics of cerebellar nuclear
cells in the pigeon. NeuroReport 8, 1485-1488 (1997)
Schulte, M. and Necker, R.: Processing
of spinal somatosensory information in anterior and posterior cerebellum of the pigeon.
J Comp Physiol A, 183, 111-120 (1998)
Necker R. and J. Rosenberg: Fiber composition
of the interosseous nerve of the pigeon. J Anat 194, 525-530 (1999)
Necker, R.: The
somatosensory system. In: Sturkies Avian Physiology (ed. CG Whittow). Academic Press,
New York, 2000, pp 57-69
Necker, R.: Functional anatomy of the spinal cord. In: Sturkies
Avian Physiology (ed. CG Whittow). Academic Press, New York, 2000, pp 71-81
Necker
R: Spinocerebellar projections in the pigeon with special reference to the neck region
of the body. J Comp Neurol 429, 403-418 (2001)
Necker R: Distribution of choline acetyltransferase
(ChAT) and NADPH diaphorase in the spinal cord of the pigeon. Anat Embryol 208: 169-181
(2004)
Necker R: Embryonic development of choline acetyltransferase and nitric oxide
synthase in the spinal cord of pigeons and chickens with special reference to the
superficial dorsal horn. Anat Embryol 210: 145-154 (2005)
Necker, R.: Response of trigeminal ganglion neurons to thermal stimulation of
the beak in pigeons. J. comp. Physiol. 78, 307-314 (1972)
Rautenberg, W. R, Necker
and B. May: Thermoregulatory responses of the pigeon to changes of the brain and
the spinal cord temperatures. Pflügers Arch. 338, 31-42 (1972)
Necker, R.: Temperature
sensitivity of thermoreceptors and mechanoreceptors on the beak of pigeons. J. comp.
Physiol. 87, 379-391 (1973)
Necker, R.: Temperature-sensitive ascending neurons in
the spinal cord of pigeons. Pflügers Arch. 353, 275-286 (1975)
Necker, R. and W. Rautenberg:
Effect of spinal deafferentation on temperature regulation and spinal thermosensitivity
in pigeons. Pflügers Arch. 360, 287-299 (1975)
Görke, K., R. Necker and W. Rautenberg:
Neurophysiological investigations of spinal reflexes at different temperatures of
spinal cord in birds and reptiles. Pflügers Arch. 359, 269-271 (1975)
Necker, R.:
Thermal sensitivity of different skin areas in pigeons. J. comp. Physiol. 116, 239-246
(1977)
Graf, R. and R. Necker: Cyclic and non-cyclic variations of spinal cord temperature
related with temperature regulation in pigeons. Pflügers Arch. 380, 215-220 (1979)
Necker,
R,: Thermoreception and temperature regulation in homeothermic vertebrates. In: Progress
in Sensory Physiology. Vol. 2, pp. 1-47 (1981)
Necker, R.: Effects of temperature
on afferent synaptic transmission in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord of pigeons.
J. Therm. Biol. 8, 15-18 (1983)
Necker, R.: The problem of bimodal receptors - responses
to thermal stimuli. Fortschritte der Zoologie 28, 1-16 (1983)
Necker, R.: Central
thermosensitivity: CNS and extra CNS. In: Thermal Physiology. J.R.S. Hales (ed.),
pp. 53-61. Raven Press, New York 1984
Blatteis, C.M., R. Necker, J.R.S. Hales A.A.
Fawcett and K. Hirata: Thermoregulatory responses of febrile sheep to spinal and
hypothalamic heating. Am. J. Physiol. 253, R868-R876 (1987)
Necker R. and H. Gnuschke:
Effects of hypothalamic lesions on temperature regulation in pigeons. Brain Res.
Bulletin 22, 787-791 (1989)
Schäfer K., R. Necker and H.A. Braun: Analysis of avian
cold receptor function. Brain Res. 501, 66-72 (1989)
Necker, R.: Zur Entstehung der Cochleapotentiale von Vögeln: Verhalten bei 02- Mangel,
Cyanidvergiftung und Unterkühlung sowie Beobachtungen über die räumliche Verteilung.
Z. vergl. Physiol. 69, 367-425 (1970)
Necker, R,: Hearing, In: Physiology and Behavior
of the Pigeon. Academic Press, London, pp. 193-219, 1983
Necker, R.: The avian ear and hearing. In: Sturkies Avian Physiology (ed. CG Whittow).
Academic Press, New York, 2000, pp 21-38
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