Bird odour predicts reproductive success

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 697-703

  Whittaker, Danielle J ^a,b   Gerlach, Nicole M ^b   Soini, Helena A ^b   Novotny, Milos V ^b   Ketterson, Ellen D ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical communication; Dark eyed junco; Honest signal; Junco hyemalis; Mate assessment; Mate choice; Preen oil; Sexual signalling; Uropygial gland

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CHEMICAL CUE; COMMUNICATION; MATE CHOICE; MATE RECOGNITION; ODOR; REARING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNAL; SONGBIRD;

AVES; JUNCO HYEMALIS; PASSERI;

EID: 84884354697     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.07.025     Document Type: Article

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