| Abstract
| - The intact C32−C48 diester wax esters of the preen gland of the migrating bird Calidris canutus are shown,using synthesized standards, to comprise predominantly C12−C16 alkane-1,2-diols esterified with octanoic,decanoic, and dodecanoic acid at one position, and with predominantly even-numbered carbon fatty acidsat the other position.
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