Volatile and Semivolatile Compounds in Gray Catbird Uropygial Secretions Vary with Age and Between Breeding and Wintering Grounds

A DNA test to sex most birds

Richard Griffiths, Mike Double, Kate J. Orr et al. · Molecular Ecology · 1998 · 3.1K citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Genetics +16

Antimicrobial chemicals in hoopoe preen secretions are produced by symbiotic bacteria

Manuel Martín‐Vivaldi, Aránzazu Peña, Juan Manuel Peralta‐Sánchez et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2009 · 195 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Entomology, Microbiology +8

BIRD ODORS AND OTHER CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES: A DEFENSE MECHANISM OR OVERLOOKED MODE OF INTRASPECIFIC COMMUNICATION?

Julie C. Hagelin, Ian L. Jones · The Auk · 2007 · 150 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Ecology, Zoology +10

Seasonal Variation in Volatile Compound Profiles of Preen Gland Secretions of the Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

Helena A. Soini, Sara E. Schrock, Kevin E. Bruce et al. · Journal of Chemical Ecology · 2006 · 115 citations

Life Sciences, Plant Biology, Plant Sciences +12

Songbird chemosignals: volatile compounds in preen gland secretions vary among individuals, sexes, and populations

Danielle J. Whittaker, Helena A. Soini, Jonathan W. Atwell et al. · Behavioral Ecology · 2010 · 114 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Ecology, Zoology +14