Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 12

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Neural Substrate to Associate Odorants and Pheromones: Convergence of Projections from the Main and Accessory Olfactory Bulbs in Mice....Pages 3-16
Acceleration of Puberty Onset in Female Mice by Male Urinary Odours: Chemosensory, Physiological and Neuroendocrine Mechanisms....Pages 17-36
The Recessus Olfactorius: A Cryptic Olfactory Organ of Anuran Amphibians....Pages 37-48
Front Matter....Pages 49-49
Smell, Suck, Survive: Chemical Signals and Suckling in the Rabbit, Cat, and Dog....Pages 51-59
Neonatal Recognition in Sheep....Pages 61-75
Suckling Odours in Rats and Mice: Biological Substrates that Guide Newborns to the Nipple....Pages 77-85
The Role of Olfaction at Birth in Marsupial and Monotreme Mammals....Pages 87-96
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Individual Variation in Pheromone Isoform Ratios of the Red-Legged Salamander, Plethodon shermani ....Pages 99-115
Rodent Urinary Proteins: Genetic Identity Signals and Pheromones....Pages 117-133
From Exploration to Selective Information Gathering: The Development of Chemosensory Investigation in Male African Elephants ( Loxodonta africana )....Pages 135-145
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Sex Differences in Olfactory Behaviours Reflect the Importance of Scent Marking for Social Integration in Adult Females and Competition Between Reproductively Active Males in the Spotted Hyena....Pages 149-160
Is the Perception of Dietary Odour Cues Linked to Sexual Selection in Humans?....Pages 161-169
Hemiterpenoids and Pyrazines in the Odoriferous Urine of the Maned Wolf ( Chrysocyon brachyurus )....Pages 171-184
The Perfume-Body Odour Complex: An Insightful Model for Culture–Gene Coevolution?....Pages 185-195
A Historical Perspective on the Identification of Substances in the Territorial Scent Marks of Male Klipspringer Antelope Oreotragus oreotragus ....Pages 197-205
Do Urinary Chemosignals Code for Sex, Age, and Season in the Giant Panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca? ....Pages 207-222
On the Body Odour of Wild-Caught Mangrove-Marsh Bengal Tiger of Sundarban....Pages 223-226
Ultrastructure and Chemical Composition of Elephant Hair in the Context of Chemical Signals in the Asian Elephant Elephas maximus ....Pages 227-234
Methyl Ketone Production in Juvenile Red-Sided Garter Snakes....Pages 235-243
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
The Sophistication of Predator Odour Recognition by Minnows....Pages 247-257
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
Adaptive Responses of Embryonic Amphibians to Predation Risk....Pages 259-268
Response of Lumholtz’ Tree-Kangaroos ( Dendrolagus lumholtzi ) to Odours from Native Arboreal and Introduced Terrestrial Predators: A Preliminary Study....Pages 269-275
Voles in Space: Effects of Predator Odour on Microtus arvalis Breeding Females....Pages 277-293
Knowing Your Behaviour: The importance of Behavioural Assays in the Characterisation of Chemical Alarm Cues in Fishes and Amphibians....Pages 295-308
Avoiding Predation: The Importance of Chemical and Visual Cues in Poison Frog Reproductive Behaviour....Pages 309-321
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Besides Colours and Songs, Odour is the New Black of Avian Communication....Pages 325-339
Intraspecific Olfactory Communication in Zebra Finches ( Taeniopygia guttata ): Potential Information Apart from Visual and Acoustic Cues....Pages 341-351
Male European Starlings Use Odorous Herbs as Nest Material to Attract Females and Benefit Nestlings....Pages 353-362
Embryonic Domestic Chickens Can Detect Compounds in an Avian Chemosignal Before Breathing Air....Pages 363-377
Front Matter....Pages 379-379
Measurement of 16-Androstenes (5α-Androst-16-en-3-One, 5α-Androst-16-en-3α-ol, 5α-Androst-16-en-3β-ol) in Saliva of German Landrace and Göttingen Minipig Boars....Pages 381-390
The Influence of Experimentally Reduced Vaginal Flora in Oestrus Females on the Mating Behaviour of Male Domestic Dogs ( Canis familiaris )....Pages 391-396
Socio-Sexual Stimuli and Reproductive Function: Emerging Perspectives of the Male Effect in Sheep and Goats....Pages 397-413
Front Matter....Pages 415-415
A Reverse-Engineering Approach to Identifying Which Compounds to Bioassay for Signalling Activity in the Scent Marks of African Wild Dogs ( Lycaon pictus )....Pages 417-432
The Application of Proteomics to the Discovery and Quantification of Proteins in Scent Signals....Pages 433-447
Back Matter....Pages 449-466