Ebook: Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 4: Ecology, Evolution, and Comparative Biology

This volume reviews recent developments in our understanding of che~ ical signaling in vertebrates. After sections dealing with general princi­ ples and chemical aspects of vertebrate pheromones, it follows a taxonomic approach, progressing from fish to. mammals. The editors asked a diverse, international group of leading investigators, working on a wide array of vertebrate taxa and specific issues, to consider their efforts from compar­ ative, evolutionary, and ecological viewpoints. The relative number of manuscripts in each part does not necessarily reflect current intensity of research, since the editors invited speakers who together would provide a balanced and comprehensive overview, while avoiding duplication. Still, the part on mammals is the longest. Fourth in a series dating from 1977, this volume illuminates current trends and likely future developments in the field of chemical signaling in vertebrates. Going back even farther, the first chapter, a personal account of the past quarter century by Dr. Mykytowycz recalls the most important milestones, such as symposia, or the founding of societies and journals. He also credits those investigators who stand out by their seminal studies.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
A Quarter of a Century of Studies of Chemical Communication in Vertebrates....Pages 1-11
The Tetrapod Epidermis: A System Protoadapted as a Semiochemical Source....Pages 13-25
Mammalian Semiochemistry: Issues and Futures, with some Examples from a Study of Chemical Signalling in Cattle....Pages 27-36
Motor Patterns Dedicated to Sensory Functions....Pages 37-44
Chemical Control of Feeding in Herbivorous and Carnivorous Fish....Pages 45-61
Characteristics of Earthworm Washings Detected by the Vomeronasal System of Snakes....Pages 63-77
Chemical and Biological Investigations of Female Mouse Pheromones....Pages 79-85
The Evolution of Chemical Alarm Signals in Fishes....Pages 87-97
Fish Reproductive Pheromones....Pages 99-115
Chemosensory Orientation Mechanisms of Fish....Pages 117-133
Release of Spawning Pheromone(s) by Naturally-Ovulated and Prostaglandin-Injected, Nonovulated Female Goldfish....Pages 135-148
The Structural and Functional Relationships Between Olfactory and Reproductive Systems from Birth to Old Age in Fish....Pages 149-154
The Evolution of Salamander Courtship Pheromones....Pages 155-172
Pheromonal Markers as Territorial Advertisement by Terrestrial Salamanders....Pages 173-190
The Recognition and Use of Chemical Signals by a Nesting Salamander....Pages 191-203
Evolution of Chemical Signals as a Premating Isolating Mechanism in a Complex of Terrestrial Salamanders....Pages 205-219
Chemical Ecology of Kin Recognition in Anuran Amphibians....Pages 221-224
Pheromones and Reproduction in Garter Snakes....Pages 225-242
The Role of Pheromone Trails in the Sociobiology of Snakes....Pages 243-260
Pheromone Mimicry in Garter Snakes....Pages 261-278
Initial Den Location by Neonatal Prairie Rattlesnakes: Functions, Causes, and Natural History in Chemical Ecology....Pages 279-283
Exploratory Tongue Flicking By Green Iguanas in Laboratory and Field....Pages 285-304
Chemoreception in the Homing and Orientation Behavior of Amphibians and Reptiles, with Special Reference to Sea Turtles....Pages 305-321
The Ecological and Evolutionary Challenges of Procellariiform Olfaction....Pages 323-340
Chemoreception and the Selection of Green Plants as Nest Fumigants by Starlings....Pages 341-355
Economic Consequences of Scent Marking in Mammalian Territoriality....Pages 357-368
Genetic Basis for Individual Discriminations: The Major Histocompatibility Complex of the Mouse....Pages 369-384
The Suppression of Ovarian Function by Chemosignals....Pages 385-395
The Evolutionary Significance of the Olfactory Block to Pregnancy....Pages 397-411
Puberty-Influencing Chemosignals in House Mice: Ecological and Evolutionary Considerations....Pages 413-422
The Puberty Delaying Pheromone of the House Mouse: Field Data and a New Evolutionary Perspective....Pages 423-432
Effects of Genotype, Social Interaction, and Testosterone on Esterases in Male Mouse Urine....Pages 433-439
The Mammalian Vomeronasal System: Its Role in Learning and Social Behaviors....Pages 441-455
Olfactory Communication Among Rats: Information Concerning Distant Diets....Pages 457-462
The Comparative Responses of Mice and Voles to Conspecific and Heterospecific Odors in the Field - A Lesson in Social Behavior....Pages 463-470
Morphometric Patterns Among Microtine Rodents. I. Sexual Selection Suggested by Relative Scent Gland Development in Representative Voles (Microtus)....Pages 471-485
Female-Induced Delay of Puberty in Bank Vole and European Pine Vole Females....Pages 487-505
Odor Images: Responses of Beaver to Castoreum Fractions....Pages 507-518
Observations on Chemical Communication and its Glandular Sources in Selected Insectivora....Pages 519-531
Plantar Glands in North American Mustelidae....Pages 533-540
The Marking Behavior of Male Przewalski’s Horses....Pages 541-550
Chemical Communication Among Asian Elephants....Pages 551-554
Territorial Scent Marking by Two Sympatric Lemur Species....Pages 555-560
Chemical Signals in Callitrichid Monkeys — A Comparative Review....Pages 561-570
Cross-Cultural Studies of Taste and Smell Perception....Pages 571-577
Back Matter....Pages 579-585
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