Abstract
IT was noticed during a series of experiments dealing with the functional capacity of the salt gland of sea-gulls that an increase in secretion rate was occasionally associated with ‘alertness’ caused by distant moving objects or from sudden noises.
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McFARLAND, L. Influence of External Stimuli on the Secretory Rate of the Avian Nasal Salt Gland. Nature 205, 391–392 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/205391a0
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