African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) can detect dimethyl sulphide, a prey-related odour

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 3123-3127

  Cunningham, Gregory B ^a,c   Strauss, Venessa ^b   Ryan, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds   (South Africa)

^c ST JOHN FISHER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

African penguin; Dimethyl sulphide; Foraging behaviour; Olfaction; Spheniscus demersus

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFIDE; SULFIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; ODOR; PENGUIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CUES; ODORS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SMELL; SOUTH AFRICA; SPHENISCIDAE; SULFIDES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PROCELLARIIFORMES; SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCUS DEMERSUS;

EID: 55549130814     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.018325     Document Type: Article

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