Chapter 41, Problem 1ITD

Summary Introduction

To review:

The identification of bird pairs, if any, that could support the hypothesis of researchers based on the given graph.

Introduction:

Olfactory receptors are present in the nose of vertebrates and help in detection of chemicals that are present in the environment. The odor receptors help the organisms to identify food, mate, and adverse conditions. Birds like chickens, prefer bedding that contains their own odor. Other birds prefer certain types of food according to their odors. Nocturnal birds are those that are active during night and diurnal birds are those that are active during day.