Metabolic Profiling Reveals That the Olfactory Cues in the Duck Uropygial Gland Potentially Act as Sex Pheromones

Metabolic Profiling Reveals That the Olfactory Cues in the Duck Uropygial Gland Potentially Act as Sex Pheromones

The exchange of information between animals is crucial for maintaining social relations, individual survival, and reproduction, etc. The uropygial gland is a particular secretion gland found in birds. We speculated that uropygial gland secretions might act as a chemical signal responsible for sexual...

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Main Authors: Hehe Liu, Zhao Yang, Yifa He, Qinglan Yang, Qian Tang, Zhenghui Yang, Jingjing Qi, Qian Hu, Lili Bai, Liang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
duck
uropygial gland
gender
volatile substance
metabolome
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/4/413

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