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Scent of a nest: discrimination of own-nest odours in Antarctic prions, Pachyptila desolata

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Author	Bonadonna, Francesco Hesters, Florence Jouventin, Pierre
Copyright Year	2003
Abstract	Petrels and albatrosses evolved well-developed olfactory anatomical structures comparable to those of mammals. To date it has been demonstrated that petrels are attracted by food-related odours, and that some hypogean species have decreased homing performances if anosmic. The ability to distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar odours had not been demonstrated. Here we show that the Antarctic prion, Pachyptila desolata, is able to distinguish between its own nest and that of a conspecific, relying on olfactory cues only. When tested in a maze, only prions with an intact sense of smell made a choice and recognized their own burrow whereas anosmic birds did not. In the absence of leading odours in the maze prions behaved similarly to anosmic birds. These results suggest the mechanism used in the short-range homing process of this species as an olfactory beaconing and suggest the skill of recognising individually distinctive odours. Evolving an efficient identification system in the dark allowed these hypogean petrels to return to their colony at night and recognise their own burrow without singing. This behaviour protects them from predation by skuas, Catharacta skua lönnbergi, that hunt petrels by vision and hearing.
Starting Page	174
Ending Page	178
Page Count	5
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ISSN	03405443
Journal	Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Volume Number	54
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	14320762
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2003-04-17
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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