A survey of birds odorous or unpalatable to humans: Possible indications of chemical defense

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2609-2633

  Weldon, Paul J ^a   Rappole, John H ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aves; Birds; Chemical defense; Odorous unpalatable

Indexed keywords

AVES; BUCCONIDAE; CUCULIDAE; CUCULIFORMES; DREPANIDINAE; FALCONIFORMES; FURNARIIDAE; OPISTHOCOMIFORMES; PASSERIFORMES; PICIDAE; PICIFORMES; PROCELLARIIDAE; PROCELLARIIFORMES; PSITTACIFORMES; TROGONIFORMES;

EID: 0030680946     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000006670.79075.92     Document Type: Article

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