Evidence for olfactory search in wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans
GA Nevitt, M Losekoot… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
… For a seabird foraging over the ocean, this scenario suggests that olfactory search would
be … in freely ranging wandering albatrosses. We found that initial olfactory detection was …
be … in freely ranging wandering albatrosses. We found that initial olfactory detection was …
Insight of scent: experimental evidence of olfactory capabilities in the wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans)
J Mardon, AP Nesterova, J Traugott… - Journal of …, 2010 - journals.biologists.com
… of olfactory capabilities in the wandering albatross finds special significance in the number
of descriptive investigations and hypotheses that have resulted from the study of albatross …
of descriptive investigations and hypotheses that have resulted from the study of albatross …
Olfactory search behaviour in the wandering albatross is predicted to give rise to Lévy flight movement patterns
AM Reynolds - Animal Behaviour, 2012 - Elsevier
… Attributing Lévy flights to wandering albatrosses now … to be an emergent property of
olfactory searching in turbulent … patterns of the wandering albatross and provides new insights …
olfactory searching in turbulent … patterns of the wandering albatross and provides new insights …
Olfactory foraging by Antarctic procellariiform seabirds: life at high Reynolds numbers
GA Nevitt - The Biological Bulletin, 2000 - journals.uchicago.edu
… The olfactory sensitivities of wandering albatrosses to squid-related odors have not been
explored, but albatrosses have been seen to recruit to fishy odors (eg, herring oil, cod liver oil) …
explored, but albatrosses have been seen to recruit to fishy odors (eg, herring oil, cod liver oil) …
Anatomical evidence for olfactory function in some species of birds
BG Bang - Nature, 1960 - Springer
… olfactory perception in albatrosses, Loye Miller's is selected becausc his observation cruisc
was planned and the birds were marked8 • Black-footed albatrosses … by olfaction between …
was planned and the birds were marked8 • Black-footed albatrosses … by olfaction between …
Free as a bird? Activity patterns of albatrosses during the nonbreeding period
EK Mackley, RA Phillips, JRD Silk… - Marine Ecology …, 2010 - int-res.com
… Therefore, the differences in nocturnal activity evident in this study may arise because
black-browed albatrosses increasingly rely upon olfaction when visual cues from prey and other …
black-browed albatrosses increasingly rely upon olfaction when visual cues from prey and other …
Testing olfactory foraging strategies in an Antarctic seabird assemblage
G Nevitt, K Reid, P Trathan - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2004 - journals.biologists.com
… at control slicks, suggesting that these birds were attracted to olfactory cues from macerated
krill; (2) black-browed albatrosses were sighted only at scented slicks and never at control …
krill; (2) black-browed albatrosses were sighted only at scented slicks and never at control …
Sensitivity to dimethyl sulphide suggests a mechanism for olfactory navigation by seabirds
GA Nevitt, F Bonadonna - Biology Letters, 2005 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Petrels, albatrosses and other procellariiform seabirds have an excellent sense of smell,
and routinely navigate over the world's oceans by mechanisms that are not well understood. …
and routinely navigate over the world's oceans by mechanisms that are not well understood. …
Foraging by seabirds on an olfactory landscape
G Nevitt - American Scientist, 1999 - search.proquest.com
… were six male albatrosses—of the species Diornedea exulans, the wandering albatross—…
include the albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters) use an olfactory landscape superimposed …
include the albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters) use an olfactory landscape superimposed …
Olfactory foraging in Antarctic seabirds: a species-specific attraction to krill odors
G Nevitt - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 1999 - int-res.com
… Procellariiform or 'tube-nosed' seabirds (ie the petrels, the albatrosses and the shearwaters)
have a remarkably developed olfactory neuro-anatomy compared to many other birds (Bang …
have a remarkably developed olfactory neuro-anatomy compared to many other birds (Bang …
Olfactory guidance in foraging by procellariiforms
LV Hutchison, BM Wenzel - The Condor, 1980 - academic.oup.com
… olfaction is still largely unexplored in all vertebrates, and notably so for birds. Among avian
olfactory systems, the nasal architecture and olfactory … clearly with albatrosses, shearwaters, …
olfactory systems, the nasal architecture and olfactory … clearly with albatrosses, shearwaters, …
[PDF][PDF] Magnetic cues: are they important in Black‐browed Albatross Diomedea melanophris orientation?
… -browed Albatrosses respond to food-related odour cues, suggesting that olfaction probably
… In conclusion, we cannot exclude the possibility that albatrosses could use magnetic cues to …
… In conclusion, we cannot exclude the possibility that albatrosses could use magnetic cues to …
Avian olfaction
KE Stager - American Zoologist, 1967 - academic.oup.com
… We do know, however, that albatrosses, shearwaters, and petrels will readily respond and
orient to warm animal fat dripped on the water from upwind locations at sea (Murphy, 1936; …
orient to warm animal fat dripped on the water from upwind locations at sea (Murphy, 1936; …
Pelagic seabird flight patterns are consistent with a reliance on olfactory maps for oceanic navigation
… navigation is common in vertebrates, and genetic studies show that the olfactory gene … on
pelagic birds, such as shearwaters and albatrosses, especially when there are concerns for …
pelagic birds, such as shearwaters and albatrosses, especially when there are concerns for …
Evolutionary and Hereditary Traits of an Albatross and its Aerodynamic Optimality
BC Mathew, JVML Jeyan, P Dutta… - IOP Conference Series …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
… Wind conditions and inherited genetic encodings play important roles in an albatross’s
migration cycle [24]. Albatrosses have a well developed system of olfaction. Their large olfactory …
migration cycle [24]. Albatrosses have a well developed system of olfaction. Their large olfactory …
Olfactory perception and bulbar electrical activity in several avian species
BM Wenzel, MH Sieck - Physiology & Behavior, 1972 - Elsevier
… In some of the birds with large olfactory bulbs (shearwaters, albatross, vulture), two or three
electrodes were implanted in each bulb in an antero-posterior array. After surgery, all birds …
electrodes were implanted in each bulb in an antero-posterior array. After surgery, all birds …
[HTML][HTML] From the eye of the albatrosses: a bird-borne camera shows an association between albatrosses and a killer whale in the Southern Ocean
… , suggests that wandering albatrosses, Diomedea exulans, may detect prey via olfactory
cues in … around foraging albatrosses should help provide new and additional insight into how …
cues in … around foraging albatrosses should help provide new and additional insight into how …
The olfactory apparatus of tubenosed birds
BG Banc - Acta anat, 1966 - karger.com
… 2a shows the albatross olfactory concha with surface mucosa peeled away to expose trunks
of olfactory nerve; trunks to the septal olfactory epithelium are seen just above the label "2a”. …
of olfactory nerve; trunks to the septal olfactory epithelium are seen just above the label "2a”. …
Large aggregations of pelagic squid near the ocean surface at the Antarctic Polar Front, and their capture by grey-headed albatrosses
PG Rodhouse, PR Boyle - ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2010 - academic.oup.com
… albatrosses locate and catch squid at the APF. Although the squid approach the surface at
night, we discount the possibility that the albatrosses … detect the squid by olfaction. Fishers off …
night, we discount the possibility that the albatrosses … detect the squid by olfaction. Fishers off …
Olfactory behavior of foraging procellariiforms
C Verheyden, P Jouventin - The Auk, 1994 - academic.oup.com
… of phylogenetic differences since two albatrosses (see above) approached the slicks exactly
as did nonprocellariiforms of the group 2. Species that use olfactory cues arrived first on the …
as did nonprocellariiforms of the group 2. Species that use olfactory cues arrived first on the …