Olfactory camouflage and communication in birds

LA Grieves, M Gilles, IC Cuthill, T Székely… - Biological …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Smell is a sensory modality that is rarely considered in birds, but evidence is mounting that
olfaction is an important aspect of avian behaviour and ecology. The uropygial gland …

Volatile organic compounds in preen oil and feathers–a review

T Alves Soares, BA Caspers, HM Loos - Biological Reviews, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
For a long time birds were assumed to be anosmic or at best microsmatic, with olfaction a
poorly understood and seldom investigated part of avian physiology. The full viability of …

Female-based patterns and social function in avian chemical communication

DJ Whittaker, JC Hagelin - Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2021‏ - Springer
Much of the growing interest in avian chemical signals has focused on the role of kin
recognition or mate attraction, often with an emphasis on males, with uropygial gland …

Conspecific olfactory preferences and interspecific divergence in odor cues in a chickadee hybrid zone

A Van Huynh, AM Rice - Ecology and Evolution, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how mating cues promote reproductive isolation upon secondary contact is
important in describing the speciation process in animals. Divergent chemical cues have …

[HTML][HTML] Stimuli followed by avian malaria vectors in host-seeking behaviour

A Marzal, S Magallanes, L Garcia-Longoria - Biology, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Vector-borne diseases (VBDs)(eg, malaria, yellow fever, dengue fever)
account for 17% of the estimated global burden of all infectious diseases. They are …

Malarial infection alters wax ester composition of preen oil in songbirds: Results of an experimental study

LA Grieves, TR Kelly, MA Bernards… - The Auk …, 2018‏ - academic.oup.com
Increased exposure to parasites and other pathogens is one of the principal costs of group
living, and animals have evolved diverse behavioral adaptations to detect and avoid …

Chemical analysis reveals sex differences in the preen gland secretion of breeding Blue Tits

BA Caspers, R Marfull, T Dannenhaus, J Komdeur… - Journal of …, 2022‏ - Springer
Acoustic and visual signals are well known to play important roles in social communication
in birds. Growing evidence suggests that many bird species, including species of songbirds …

Zebra finch females avoided the scent of males with greater body condition

L Amo, I López-Rull - Birds, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Many animals use olfaction to assess potential partners or rivals. However,
in the case of birds, the role of olfaction in assessing potential partners is still scarce. We …

Uropygial gland size increases isometrically with body size in 35 North American bird species

A Dotta, C McNamara, M Nguyen, B Swayser… - …, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
The uropygial gland and the oils it produces have been shown to serve important functions
in many bird species including plumage maintenance and chemical communication …

The uropygial gland of the Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo): I. Morphology

N Stangier, S Sandhöfer, A Mosig, C Distler - Journal of Ornithology, 2023‏ - Springer
To further our knowledge of the basis of the wing-spreading behavior of cormorants, we
compared the feathers of cormorants with a diving and a dabbling duck. Only the cormorant …