The fact that songbirds and humans exhibit many parallels in vocal learning and perception (e.g. Doupe and Kuhl, 1999; Ohms et al., 2010a; Ohms et al., 2011; Beckers, 2011) has established songbirds as an excellent model system in which to study the underlying mechanisms in both birds and humans (Bolhuis et al., 2010). (jeb.biologists.org)
Budding yeast has proven to be an excellent model system for testing the functional role of higher - order chromatin organization. (science.institut-curie.org)
Tomatoes are an excellent model system for teaching concepts of genetics because of their vast diversity in traits such as color, size, shape, and flavor; their familiarity as a food; and their importance as an agricultural species. (aspb.org)