Penguins are attracted to dimethyl sulphide at sea

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 2509-2511

  Wright, Kyran L B ^a   Pichegru, Lorien ^a   Ryan, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

DMS; Olfaction; Orientation cue; Prey location; Spheniscidae

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFIDE; SULFIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; ODOR; PENGUIN; PHYSIOLOGY; SEA; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALS; CUES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; OCEANS AND SEAS; ODORS; SMELL; SOUTH AFRICA; SPHENISCIDAE; SULFIDES;

HYDROBATINAE; PROCELLARIIDAE; PROCELLARIIFORMES; SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCUS; SPHENISCUS DEMERSUS;

EID: 79960661727     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.058230     Document Type: Article

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