Sentences with phrase «preen glands»

When researchers inject antibiotics into the juncos» preen glands, the concentrations of three smelly molecules tend to decrease — the same three molecules that juncos find sexy in the right proportions, Danielle Whittaker of Michigan State University in East Lansing told attendees.

When these common birds clean their feathers — or preen — they spread pungent oil from their «preen glands» all over their bodies.

But juncos likely aren't making their perfume alone: Lots of those preen gland chemicals are naturally made by bacteria.

I assumed she had just pulled another one, but closer inspection revealed a bloody mass in the area of her preen gland (uropygial gland).

Not exact matches

Preen oil released from a gland near the base of the tail also works as a water repellent.