Behavioral attraction of Leach's storm-petrels (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) to dimethyl sulfide

A recent model for olfactory foraging by procellariiform seabirds suggests that these birds use biogenic sulfur compounds to locate productive areas for foraging in the southern oceans. The present study refines a simple approach to test birds' responses to odors on land and extends our knowled...

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Published in:Journal of Experimental Biology
Main Authors: Nevitt, Gabrielle A., Haberman, Karen
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Company of Biologists 2003
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Online Access:http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/short/206/9/1497
https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.00287