Sex recognition by odour and variation in the uropygial gland secretion in starlings
1. Although a growing body of evidence supports that olfaction based on chemical compounds emitted by birds may play a role in individual recognition, the possible role of chemical cues in sexual selection of birds has been only preliminarily studied.
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Publication Date: | 2012 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repository: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/124140 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/124140 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Avian olfaction Chemical ecology Sex recognition Sturnus unicolor Uropygial gland |
| Summary: | 1. Although a growing body of evidence supports that olfaction based on chemical compounds emitted by birds may play a role in individual recognition, the possible role of chemical cues in sexual selection of birds has been only preliminarily studied. |
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