Sex recognition by odour and variation in the uropygial gland secretion in starlings

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 605-613

  Amo, Luisa ^a   Avilés, Jesús M ^a   Parejo, Deseada ^a   Peña, Aránzazu ^b   Rodríguez, Juan ^a   Tomás, Gustavo ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Avian olfaction; Chemical ecology; Sex recognition; Sturnus unicolor; Uropygial gland

Indexed keywords

SEX PHEROMONE;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL CUE; CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; CONSPECIFIC; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MATE CHOICE; ODOR; OLFACTION; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SECRETION; SEX DETERMINATION; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MATE CHOICE; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; ODORS; PASSERIFORMES; SEASONS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; STURNIDAE; STURNUS UNICOLOR;

EID: 84859571636     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01940.x     Document Type: Article

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