Short-chain carboxylic acids from gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) uropygial secretions vary with testosterone levels and photoperiod

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 183-188

  Whelan, Rebecca J ^a   Levin, Tera C ^a,c   Owen, Jennifer C ^b   Garvin, Mary C ^a  

^a OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carboxylic acids; Dumetella carolinensis; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Gray catbird; Solid phase microextraction; Static headspace sampling; Uropygial gland; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; ISOBUTYRIC ACID; ISOVALERIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUMETELLA CAROLINENSIS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION;

AVES; DUMETELLA CAROLINENSIS;

EID: 77952891800     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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