Scent of the enemy: Behavioural responses to predator faecal odour in the fowl

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 547-554

  Zidar, J ^a   Lovlie H ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Avian olfaction; Domestic fowl; Gallus gallus domesticus; Predator detection; Predator prey interaction

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIRD; CHEMICAL CUE; FECES; FITNESS; HERBIVORE; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SCENT MARKING; VIGILANCE;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 84865350054     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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