Uropygial gland volatiles may code for olfactory information about sex, individual, and species in Bengalese finches Lonchura striata
Over-shadowed by eye-catching vocal and visual signals, chemical communication has long been overlooked in birds. This study aimed at exploring whether volatile composition of the uropygial gland secretion (UGS) of birds was associated with the information about sex, individual and species. By using...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2009-10-01
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| Series: | Current Zoology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.currentzoology.org/paperdetail.asp?id=11285 |