Bird odors and other chemical substances: A defense mechanism or overlooked mode of intraspecific communication?

Auk

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 741-761

  Hagelin, Julie C ^a   Jones, Ian L ^b  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; ODOR;

AVES;

EID: 34547755466     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2007)124[741:BOAOCS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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