Zebra Finch chicks recognise parental scent, and retain chemosensory knowledge of their genetic mother, even after egg cross-fostering

Mechanisms underlying parent-offspring recognition in birds have fascinated researchers for centuries. Yet, the possibility that chicks recognise parental odour at hatching has been completely overlooked, despite the fact that olfaction is one of the first sensory modalities to develop, and social c...

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Autores principales: Caspers, Barbara A., Hagelin, Julie C., Paul, Madeleine, Bock, Sandra, Willeke, Sandra, Krause, E. Tobias
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5634463/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28993703
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13110-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5634463/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28993703
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13110-y

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