Kin recognition and inbreeding avoidance in wild birds: The first evidence for individual kin-related odour recognition

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 509-513

  Bonadonna, Francesco ^a   Sanz Aguilar, Ana ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Chemical communication; European storm petrel; Hydrobates pelagicus; Kin recognition; Olfaction; Petrel; Seabird

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; CHEMICAL CUE; EUSOCIALITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; INBREEDING AVOIDANCE; KIN RECOGNITION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATE CHOICE; NEPOTISM; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE; PHILOPATRY; SEABIRD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WILD POPULATION;

AVES; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HYDROBATES PELAGICUS; HYDROBATINAE;

EID: 84865359446     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.06.014     Document Type: Article

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