No sex difference in preen oil chemical composition during incubation in Kentish plovers
No sex difference in preen oil chemical composition during incubation in Kentish plovers
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United States: PeerJ. Ltd
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Preen oil, the secretion from the uropygial gland of birds, may have a specific function in incubation. Consistent with this, during incubation, the chemical composition of preen oil is more likely to differ between sexes in species where only one sex incubates than in species where both sexes incubate. In this study, we tested the generality of th...
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No sex difference in preen oil chemical composition during incubation in Kentish plovers
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_e84fa360bb9e476799f42f1e9532c86d
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2167-8359
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2167-8359
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10.7717/peerj.17243
