Avian olfaction: Then and now

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 148, Issue SUPLL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Wenzel, Bernice M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Odor cues; Odor perception; Olfactory anatomy; Olfactory physiology; Olfactory sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIRD; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AVES;

EID: 36949041048     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0147-z     Document Type: Review

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