Individual odor recognition in birds : An endogenous olfactory signature on petrels' feathers?

• Published in: Journal of Chemical Ecology
• Main Authors: Bonadonna, Francesco, Miguel, Eve, Grosbois, Vladimir, Jouventin, Pierre, Bessière, Jean-Marie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: L50 - Physiologie et biochimie animales; L20 - Écologie animale; Antarctic; Burrows; Antarc*; Pachyptila desolata
• Online Access: http://agritrop.cirad.fr/562621/; http://agritrop.cirad.fr/562621/1/document_562621.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-007-9345-7; http://catalogue-bibliotheques.cirad.fr/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=213399

A growing body of evidence indicates that odors are used in individual, sexual, and species recognition in vertebrates, and may be reliable signals of quality and compatibility. Petrels are seabirds that exhibit an acute sense of smell. During the breeding period, many species of petrel live in dens...