Switch to diester preen waxes may reduce avian nest predation by mammalian predators using olfactory cues
It has long been recognised that nest depredation by olfactory-searching mammals greatly influences the reproductive success of ground-nesting birds. Yet adaptations of birds to diminish smell during nesting have rarely been investigated. Recently, a remarkable shift in the composition of uropygial...
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ftunigroningenpu:oai:pure.rug.nl:publications/573091db-4d41-410b-a7b7-30b099e22cd4 2024-06-23T07:51:55+00:00 Switch to diester preen waxes may reduce avian nest predation by mammalian predators using olfactory cues Reneerkens, J Piersma, T Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S. 2005-11 application/pdf video/mpeg https://hdl.handle.net/11370/573091db-4d41-410b-a7b7-30b099e22cd4 https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/573091db-4d41-410b-a7b7-30b099e22cd4 https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.01872 https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/6691477/2005JExpBiolReneerkens.pdf https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/6691476/2005JExpBiolReneerkensSupp.mpg eng eng https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/573091db-4d41-410b-a7b7-30b099e22cd4 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Reneerkens , J , Piersma , T & Sinninghe Damsté , J S 2005 , ' Switch to diester preen waxes may reduce avian nest predation by mammalian predators using olfactory cues ' , Journal of Experimental Biology , vol. 208 , no. 22 , pp. 4199-4202 . https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.01872 uropygial gland preen wax camouflage olfaction nest predation sandpiper Calidris canutus CALIDRIS-CANUTUS GLAND WAXES SCOLOPACIDAE INCUBATION article 2005 ftunigroningenpu https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.01872 2024-06-03T16:17:06Z It has long been recognised that nest depredation by olfactory-searching mammals greatly influences the reproductive success of ground-nesting birds. Yet adaptations of birds to diminish smell during nesting have rarely been investigated. Recently, a remarkable shift in the composition of uropygial gland secretions (preen waxes) was discovered,in many ground-nesting shorebirds and ducks that begin incubation, during which the usual mixtures of monoester preen waxes are replaced by mixtures of less volatile diester waxes. In this study we show experimentally that an olfactory-searching dog had greater difficulty detecting mixtures of the less volatile diesters than mixtures of monoesters. This is consistent with the hypothesis that diester preen waxes reduce birds' smell and thereby reduce predation risk. Article in Journal/Newspaper Calidris canutus University of Groningen research database Journal of Experimental Biology 208 22 4199 4202 |
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It has long been recognised that nest depredation by olfactory-searching mammals greatly influences the reproductive success of ground-nesting birds. Yet adaptations of birds to diminish smell during nesting have rarely been investigated. Recently, a remarkable shift in the composition of uropygial gland secretions (preen waxes) was discovered,in many ground-nesting shorebirds and ducks that begin incubation, during which the usual mixtures of monoester preen waxes are replaced by mixtures of less volatile diester waxes. In this study we show experimentally that an olfactory-searching dog had greater difficulty detecting mixtures of the less volatile diesters than mixtures of monoesters. This is consistent with the hypothesis that diester preen waxes reduce birds' smell and thereby reduce predation risk. |
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Switch to diester preen waxes may reduce avian nest predation by mammalian predators using olfactory cues |
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Switch to diester preen waxes may reduce avian nest predation by mammalian predators using olfactory cues |
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Switch to diester preen waxes may reduce avian nest predation by mammalian predators using olfactory cues |
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Switch to diester preen waxes may reduce avian nest predation by mammalian predators using olfactory cues |
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Switch to diester preen waxes may reduce avian nest predation by mammalian predators using olfactory cues |
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switch to diester preen waxes may reduce avian nest predation by mammalian predators using olfactory cues |
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Reneerkens , J , Piersma , T & Sinninghe Damsté , J S 2005 , ' Switch to diester preen waxes may reduce avian nest predation by mammalian predators using olfactory cues ' , Journal of Experimental Biology , vol. 208 , no. 22 , pp. 4199-4202 . https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.01872 |
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