ArticleJournal of chemical ecology1991
Role of avian trigeminal sensory system in detecting coniferyl benzoate, a plant allelochemical.
Article in Journal of chemical ecology, 1991. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- The balancing act of foraging: mammalian herbivores trade-off multiple risks when selecting food patches.Oecologia · 2017Article
- The detoxification limitation hypothesis: where did it come from and where is it going?Journal of chemical ecology · 2006Review
- Plant secondary metabolites alter the feeding patterns of a mammalian herbivore (Neotoma lepida).Oecologia · 2005Article
- Physiological and behavioral effects of coniferyl benzoate on avian reproduction.Journal of chemical ecology · 1993Article
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Abstract
Coniferyl benzoate, a secondary metabolite found in quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) and other plants, is an avian feeding deterrent of ecological and potential commercial importance. This study was conducted to determine if coniferyl benzoate is a trigeminal stimulant for birds and to ascertain if trigeminal chemoreception of coniferyl benzoate can mediate avian feeding behavior. Five European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) with bilateral nerve cuts (ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve) and four starlings that had sham surgeries were fed a commercial diet treated with coniferyl benzoate. Birds receiving bilateral nerve cuts ate significantly more feed than intact birds, indicating trigeminal detection of coniferyl benzoate and trigeminal mediation of feeding behavior. In the past, trigeminal chemoreception has not been recognized as important in the detection of plant secondary metabolites despite the irritant or astringent properties of a number of them.
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