Olfactory Sex Recognition Investigated in Antarctic Prions
Chemical signals can yield information about an animal such as its identity, social status or sex. Such signals have rarely been considered in birds, but recent results have shown that chemical signals are actually used by different bird species to find food and to recognize their home and nest. Thi...
Published in: | PLoS ONE |
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Main Authors: | , , |
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Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2009
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Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2607551 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19127294 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004148 |
Summary: | Chemical signals can yield information about an animal such as its identity, social status or sex. Such signals have rarely been considered in birds, but recent results have shown that chemical signals are actually used by different bird species to find food and to recognize their home and nest. This is particularly true in petrels whose olfactory anatomy is among the most developed in birds. Recently, we have demonstrated that Antarctic prions, Pachyptila desolata, are also able to recognize and follow the odour of their partner in a Y-maze. |
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