Scent of a nest: Discrimination of own-nest odours in Antarctic prions, Pachyptila desolata

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 174-178

  Bonadonna, Francesco ^a   Hesters, Florence ^a   Jouventin, Pierre ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Homing; Odour discrimination; Olfaction Petrels

Indexed keywords

BURROW; CHEMICAL CUE; HOMING BEHAVIOR; OLFACTION; SEABIRD;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CATHARACTA; CATHARACTA SKUA; CATHARACTA SKUA LONNBERGI; CICONIIFORMES; MAMMALIA; PACHYPTILA; PACHYPTILA DESOLATA;

EID: 0038486995     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-003-0610-7     Document Type: Article

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