Intraspecific preen oil odor preferences in dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1256-1263

  Whittaker, Danielle J ^a,b   Richmond, Kaitlin M ^c   Miller, Allison K ^d   Kiley, Ryan ^b   Bergeon Burns, Christine ^b   Atwell, Jonathan W ^b   Ketterson, Ellen D ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HANOVER COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

Author keywords

birds; chemical communication; mate choice; odor preference; olfaction; passerines; preen oil; Y maze

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CHEMICAL CUE; CONSPECIFIC; ESSENTIAL OIL; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MATE CHOICE; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE; ORNAMENTATION; PLUMAGE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SECRETION; SONGBIRD; SUBSPECIES; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

AVES; JUNCO (AVES); JUNCO HYEMALIS; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 80455129571     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr122     Document Type: Article

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