@evornithology @MoodTattooed Social signaling is another possibility that we tested in juncos. Males wiped their bills more often when a female was present. #ShamelessSelfPromotion https://t.co/VnMBmLeIjw
RT @juncostink: On this morning's long run, I saw a crow land on a tree branch and start bill-wiping. I looked up, and sure enough, there w…
On this morning's long run, I saw a crow land on a tree branch and start bill-wiping. I looked up, and sure enough, there was another crow in the tree. Nothing quite so satisfying as seeing one's scientific hypothesis supported out in the real world! http
Birds could release, as well as detect smells with their bills. The function of bill-wiping... http://t.co/8CCvhqALE6 @juncostink
Birds could release, as well as detect smells with their bills. The function of bill-wiping... http://t.co/8CCvhqALE6 @juncostink
Bill-wiping by birds during courtship may be an olfactory display that releases odour for detection by mates & rivals http://t.co/Vqii46Ojt1
Avian olfactory displays hypothesized to be reason for bill-wiping in a social context http://t.co/4Dil9UdGZ7
Avian olfactory displays: a hypothesis for the function of bill-wiping in a social context http://t.co/E0SGJ8iupp #ornithology
Avian olfactory displays: a hypothesis for the function of bill-wiping in a social context http://t.co/E0SGJ8iupp #ornithology