Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 11 (eBook)

Preface 5
Contents 7
Contributors 12
A Tribute to L.E.L. “Bets” Rasmussen ( 1938– 2006) 26
New Directions in Semiochemistry 35
Volatile Mammalian Chemosignals: Structural and Quantitative Aspects 36
Use of Automated Solid Phase Dynamic Extraction ( SPDE)/ GC- MS and Novel Macros in the Search for African Elephant Pheromones 47
Urinary Lipocalins in Rodenta: is there a Generic Model? 58
The Biological Function of Cauxin, a Major Urinary Protein of the Domestic Cat (Felis catus) 71
Putative Pheromones of Lion Mane and Its Ultrastructure 81
Olfactory Response and Function 88
Using Ethologically Relevant Tasks to Study Olfactory Discrimination in Rodents 89
Comparisons of State and Likelihood of Performing Chemosensory Event Behaviors in Two Populations of African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) 99
Olfactory Communication in the Ringtailed Lemur (Lemur catta): Form and Function of Multimodal Signals 109
Olfaction in the Gorilla 121
Ecological Validity in the Study of Human Pheromones 129
The Influence of Sexual Orientation on Human Olfactory Function 139
Recognition within Species: Individual, Sex, Group 147
MHC-Associated Chemosignals and Individual Identity 148
Pregnancy Block from a Female Perspective 158
The Wing-Sac Odour of Male Greater Sac-Winged Bats Saccopteryx bilineata (Emballonuridae) as a Composite Trait: Seasonal and Individual Differences 168
Gender Specific Expression of Volatiles in Captive Fossas (Cryptoprocta ferox) During the Mating Season 178
Do Spotted Hyena Scent Marks Code for Clan Membership? 186
The Ontogeny of Pasting Behavior in Free-living Spotted Hyenas, Crocuta crocuta 195
Human Body Odour Individuality 204
Environmental Effects on Human Body Odour 214
Sexual Communication 226
A Candidate Vertebrate Pheromone, SPF, Increases Female Receptivity in a Salamander 227
Cross-dressing in Chemical Cues: Exploring ‘ She- maleness’ in Newly- emerged Male Garter Snakes 236
The Neurobiology of Sexual Solicitation: Vaginal Marking in Female Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) 244
Olfactory Control of Sex-Recognition and Sexual Behavior in Mice 253
The Role of Early Olfactory Experience in the Development of Adult Odor Preferences in Rodents 263
Have Sexual Pheromones Their Own Reward System in the Brain of Female Mice? 273
The Effect of Familiarity on Mate Choice 283
Age of the Subject and Scent Donor Affects the Amount of Time that Voles Self- Groom When They are Exposed to Odors of Opposite- sex Conspecifics 293
Scent, Mate Choice and Genetic Heterozygosity 302
Maternal - Offspring Communication 313
Psychobiological functions of the mammary pheromone in newborn rabbits 314
Rabbit Nipple-Search Pheromone Versus Rabbit Mammary Pheromone Revisited 323
The Human Breast as a Scent Organ: Exocrine structures, Secretions, Volatile Components, and Possible Functions in Breastfeeding Interactions 333
Responses of Pre-term Infants to the Odour of Mother’s Milk 344
Communication between Species, Predators and Prey 350
Patterns of Tongue-Flicking by Garter Snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) during Presentation of Chemicals under Varying Conditions 351
Multi-Contextual use of Chemosignals by Liolaemus Lizards 363
Selective Response of Medial Amygdala Subregions to Reproductive and Defensive Chemosignals from Conspecific and Heterospecific Species 372
Seasonal Responses to Predator Faecal Odours in Australian Native Rodents Vary Between Species 384
Applications 393
A Critical Review of Zoo-based Olfactory Enrichment 394
Pig Semiochemicals and Their Potential for Feral Pig Control in NE Australia 402
Use of Chemical Ecology for Control of the Cane Toad? 411
Index 420