Chemistry of the uropygial gland secretion of Hume's ground jay Pseudopodoces humilis and its taxonomic implications

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 352-355

  Gebauer, Axel ^a   Jacob, Jürgen ^b   Kaiser, Martin ^c   Eck, Siegfried ^d  

^a Naturschutz Tierpark Görlitz e V   (Germany)

^b Tierpark Berlin Friedrichsfelde ^*  (Germany)

^c Tierpark Berlin Friedrichsfelde   (Germany)

^d SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bird taxonomy; Qinghai Tibet Plateau; Uropygial gland secretion

Indexed keywords

PASSERINE; SECRETION; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; WORLD;

AVES; CORVIDA; CORVIDAE; PARIDAE; PODOCES; PSEUDOPODOCES; PSEUDOPODOCES HUMILIS;

EID: 7544225093     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-004-0030-0     Document Type: Article

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