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.

Bibliographic Details
Authors: Amo, Luisa, Avilés, Jesús M., Parejo, Deseada, Peña, Aránzazu, Rodríguez, Juan, Tomás, Gustavo
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
Description
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.