Sentences with phrase «preen oil»

Researchers assigned a score to birds based on the proportion of compounds in the preen oil.

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

Not exact matches

Birds fed the crude oil were less active and spent less time preening their feathers than birds fed peanut oil, said study coauthor Christopher Goodchild, an ecotoxicologist at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.

But in this case, the birds didn't have any crude oil on their feathers, so the decrease in preening is probably a sign they're not feeling well, the researchers say.

6 Fashion march of the penguins: Thousands of tiny, colorful sweaters have been knit for these flightless birds, to keep them from preening themselves if they are doused in oil from a spill.

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

A few oil soaked dead sea birds were found, and others were observed preening excessively in the -LSB-...]

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