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Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 12

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Editors:
  1. Marion L East

    1. , Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife R, Berlin, Germany

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  2. Martin Dehnhard

    1. , Department of Reproduction Biology, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife R, Berlin, Germany

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  • Covers a broad range of topics including sexual selection, predator avoidance, migration, mother-offspring communication, social organisation, management of farm animals, olfactory receptors and neural processing

  • A range of taxonomic groups are discussed, including fish, amphibian, reptiles, birds and mammals including humans

  • Contains the latest research on chemical communication relevant to vertebrates

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Table of contents (34 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Olfaction: Receptors and Neural Processing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Neural Substrate to Associate Odorants and Pheromones: Convergence of Projections from the Main and Accessory Olfactory Bulbs in Mice

      • Bernardita Cádiz-Moretti, Fernando Martínez-García, Enrique Lanuza
      Pages 3-16

    3. Acceleration of Puberty Onset in Female Mice by Male Urinary Odours: Chemosensory, Physiological and Neuroendocrine Mechanisms

      • Mélanie Jouhanneau, Matthieu Keller
      Pages 17-36

    4. The Recessus Olfactorius: A Cryptic Olfactory Organ of Anuran Amphibians

      • Christine Nowack, Sabrina Jordan, Carolin Wittmer
      Pages 37-48

  3. Mother-Offspring Communication

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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    2. Smell, Suck, Survive: Chemical Signals and Suckling in the Rabbit, Cat, and Dog

      • Lourdes Arteaga, Amando Bautista, Daniel González, Robyn Hudson
      Pages 51-59

    3. Neonatal Recognition in Sheep

      • Barend V. Burger, Marlize Z. Viviers, Niel J. le Roux, John Morris, Jan P. I. Bekker, Maritha le Roux
      Pages 61-75

    4. Suckling Odours in Rats and Mice: Biological Substrates that Guide Newborns to the Nipple

      • Bruno Patris, Syrina Al Aïn, Benoist Schaal
      Pages 77-85

    5. The Role of Olfaction at Birth in Marsupial and Monotreme Mammals

      • Nanette Y. Schneider, Geoff Shaw, Marilyn B. Renfree
      Pages 87-96

  4. Pheromones and Social Organisation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
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    2. Individual Variation in Pheromone Isoform Ratios of the Red-Legged Salamander, Plethodon shermani

      • Adam J. Chouinard, Damien B. Wilburn, Lynne D. Houck, Richard C. Feldhoff
      Pages 99-115

    3. Rodent Urinary Proteins: Genetic Identity Signals and Pheromones

      • Jane L. Hurst, Robert J. Beynon
      Pages 117-133

    4. From Exploration to Selective Information Gathering: The Development of Chemosensory Investigation in Male African Elephants (Loxodonta africana)

      • Bruce A. Schulte, Kathryn R. Bagley, Stacie Castelda, Helen Loizi, Nabil Nasseri, Dhaval K. Vyas et al.
      Pages 135-145

  5. Odour Profiles and Social Organisation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-147
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    2. 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

      • Marion L. East, Nicole Gusset-Burgener, Heribert Hofer
      Pages 149-160

    3. Is the Perception of Dietary Odour Cues Linked to Sexual Selection in Humans?

      • Jitka Fialová, S. Craig Roberts, Jan Havlíček
      Pages 161-169

    4. Hemiterpenoids and Pyrazines in the Odoriferous Urine of the Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)

      • Thomas E. Goodwin, Nucharin Songsasen, Laura J. Broederdorf, Blake A. Burkert, C. Joi Chen, Stephen R. Jackson et al.
      Pages 171-184

    5. The Perfume-Body Odour Complex: An Insightful Model for Culture–Gene Coevolution?

      • Jan Havlíček, S. Craig Roberts
      Pages 185-195

    6. A Historical Perspective on the Identification of Substances in the Territorial Scent Marks of Male Klipspringer Antelope Oreotragus oreotragus

      • Hans E. Hummel
      Pages 197-205
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About this book

Three invited international experts present overviews of recent developments in key fields and will submit chapters for the book. Jane Hurst from Liverpool University in the UK  presents an overview on the function, mechanisms and evolution of chemical signals, Penelope Hawkins from the University of Western Australia will detail the importance of male odors in female mate-choice and the priming of female reproduction, and Francesco Bonadonna from CNRS-CEFE, Montpellier in France presents an overview of the importance of chemical signals for the formation and maintenance of pair-bonds, parent – offspring recognition and navigation in seabirds. Select submissions are invited by the scientific committee to contribute chapters. ​

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife R, Berlin, Germany

    Marion L East

  • , Department of Reproduction Biology, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife R, Berlin, Germany

    Martin Dehnhard

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 12

  • Editors: Marion L East, Martin Dehnhard

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5927-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-5926-2Published: 21 February 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9224-6Published: 08 February 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-5927-9Published: 26 February 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 466

  • Number of Illustrations: 61 b/w illustrations, 27 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Animal Ecology, Animal Biochemistry, Ecology

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