Predator odour recognition and avoidance in a songbird

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Predators and the breeding bird: behavioral and reproductive flexibility under the risk of predation (2009, result): “However, a very similar experiment indicates that blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus) recognize and avoid the scent of weasels in nest boxes (Amo et al., 2008).”
Intraspecific preen oil odor preferences in dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis) (2011, background): “…behavioral studies have shown that passerines are capable of using odor as a navigational cue (Wallraff 2003, 2004), to detect predator odor (Amo et al. 2008; Roth et al. 2008), to find and replace antiparasitic herbs in the nest (Petit et al. 2002), to distinguish between the scent of…”
Can foraging birds assess predation risk by scent (2008, background): “Amo et al. (2008) did find a clear behavioural response by blue tits to mammalian scent at nestboxes.”
Nest predation research: recent findings and future perspectives (2015, background): “Indeed, several studies have used urine of potential nest predators sprayed onto nest boxes as a nest predator treatment, and have found responses consistent with a perceived increase in risk of nest predation (Amo et al. 2008, 2011; Mönkkönen et al. 2009; Morosinotto et al. 2012).”