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Citrus smell attracts seabirds

The tangerine-scented crested auklet is the first bird found to send fragrant signals.

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  1. Hagelin, J. C., Jones, I. L. & Rasmussen, L. E. L. A tangerine-scented social odour in a monogamous birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B published online (2003).

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Whitfield, J. Citrus smell attracts seabirds. Nature (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/news030512-5

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