Defensive responses of Brandt’s voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii) to stored cat feces

Authors: Ibrahim M. Hegab, Yajuan Jin, Manhong Ye, Aiqin Wang, Baofa Yin, Shengmei Yang, Wanhong Wei

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: behavior, c-fos mrna, cat feces, hormones, lasiopodomys brandtii, medial hypothalamus

2014

Effect of varying dietary starch and fiber levels and inoculum source (mule deer vs. dairy cow) on simulated rumen fermentation characteristics

Authors: Matthew A. Brooks, Robyn M. Harvey, Nichole F. Johnson, Elizabeth A. Koutsos, Monty S. Kerley

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: bos taurus, ndf, odocoileus hemionus, ruminant, volatile fatty acid

2014

Behavioral characterization of non-copulating male mice

Authors: W. Portillo, E. Antonio-Cabrera, F. J. Camacho, N. F. Díaz, R. G. Paredes

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: estradiol, non-copulating (nc), olfactory preference, sexual incentive motivation

2013

Bird odour predicts reproductive success

Authors: Danielle J. Whittaker, Nicole M. Gerlach, Helena A. Soini, Milos V. Novotny, Ellen D. Ketterson

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: chemical communication, dark-eyed junco, honest signal, junco hyemalis, mate assessment, mate choice, preen oil, sexual signalling, uropygial gland

2013

The function of strategic tree selectivity in the chemical signalling of brown bears

Authors: Melanie Clapham, Owen T. Nevin, Andrew D. Ramsey, Frank Rosell

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: behavioural plasticity, brown bear, chemical communication, conspicuous object, energetic investment, rub tree, scent marking, ursus-arctos

2013

Larval host plant experience modulates both mate finding and oviposition choice in a moth

Authors: P. Anderson, M. M. Sadek, M. Larsson, B. S. Hansson, G. Thöming

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: attraction, decision-making, experience, host plant choice, mating, oviposition, spodoptera littoralis, volatile

2013

The “Secret” in Secretions: Methodological Considerations in Deciphering Primate Olfactory Communication

Authors: Christine M. Drea, MarylÈNe Boulet, Javier Delbarco-Trillo, Lydia K. Greene, Caitlin R. Sacha, Thomas E. Goodwin, George R. Dubay

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: behavioral bioassay, gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, multivariate analyses, odor discrimination, semiochemistry

2013

Comparative endocrine investigations in three bear species based on urinary steroid metabolites and volatiles

Authors: M. Dehnhard, T. Hildebrandt, T. Knauf, K. Jewgenow, L. Kolter, F. Goritz

Publication/Journal: Theriogenology

Keywords: bear, non-invasive, pheromone, reproduction

2006

Sex-Specific Differences in Olfactory Sensitivity for Putative Human Pheromones in Nonhuman Primates

Authors: M. Laska, A. Wieser, L.T. Hernandez Salazar

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: androstadienes, animals, conditioning (psychology), estradiol/analogs & derivatives, female, humans, hypothalamus/physiology, macaca nemestrina, male, pheromones, psychophysiologic habituation, saimiri, sensitivity and specificity, sex factors, smell/ph, time factors

2006

How Chemical Signals Integrate Asian Elephant Society: The Known and the Unknown

Authors: L.E.L. Rasmussen, V. Krishnamurthy

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: breath, maternal-filial chemical signals, mudumalai wildlife sanctuary, musth, temporal gland secretions, urine

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