Olfactory kin recognition in a songbird

Biology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 327-329

  Krause, E Tobias ^a   Krüger, Oliver ^a   Kohlmeier, Philip ^a   Caspers, Barbara A ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avian olfaction; Kin recognition; Kin selection; Mate choice; Olfactory communication

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; FLEDGING; INBREEDING; KIN RECOGNITION; KIN SELECTION; MATE CHOICE; OLFACTORY CUE; SONGBIRD; TAXONOMY; VISUAL CUE;

AVES; PASSERI; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 84860541156     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.1093     Document Type: Article

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