Ebook: Chemical Signals in Vertebrates

From June 6 to 9, 1976, about 140 participants (physiologists, chemists, ecologists, animal behaviorists, and psychologists) gathered in the Gideon Putnam Hotel at Saratoga Springs, New York for a symposium entitled "Chemical Signals in Vertebrates". The focus of this symposium, sponsored by the United States National Science Foundation, was on chemical communication in higher animals, most notably mammals. This included the chemical nature, production, and reception of chemical signals, and their modulating effects on behavior. Almost all the world's laboratories working in this area were represented. It was the first meeting of its kind, and although the physiological aspects of taste and smell on the one hand and insect pheromones on the other have previously been treated in several fine symposia, they have not before been treated as a back­ drop to chemical communication in vertebrates. The field of insect pheromones is well developed, with hundreds of active compounds identified. By contrast, in vertebrates only six mammalian phero­ mones in as many species had been identified chemically by 1976.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Structure and Function of Skin Glands....Pages 1-16
Hormonal Control of Mammalian Skin Glands....Pages 17-33
Bacteria as a Source of Chemical Signals in Mammals....Pages 35-43
Chemical Attractants of the Rat Preputial Gland....Pages 45-59
Properties of Compounds Used as Chemical Signals....Pages 61-70
Chemical Methodology in the Study of Mammalian Communications....Pages 71-93
Chemical and Behavioral Complexity in Mammalian Chemical Communication Systems: Guinea Pigs (Cavia Porcellus), Marmosets (Saguinus Fuscicollis) and Humans (Homo Sapiens)....Pages 95-114
On the Chemical and Environmental Modulation of Pheromone Release from Vertebrate Scent Marks....Pages 115-133
Chemical Communication in Amphibians and Reptiles....Pages 135-168
Chemical Signals in Agonistic and Social Behavior of Rodents....Pages 169-184
Pheromonal Influences on Rodent Agonistic Behavior....Pages 185-206
Olfaction in Relation to Reproduction in Domestic Animals....Pages 207-224
Sex Pheromones in Golden Hamsters....Pages 225-249
Chemical Signals and Primate Behavior....Pages 251-271
A Review of Recent Psychophysical Studies Examining the Possibility of Chemical Communication of Sex and Reproductive State in Humans....Pages 273-286
Physical and Cognitive Limitations on Olfactory Processing in Human Beings....Pages 287-302
Chemical Communication as Adaptation: Alarm Substance of Fish....Pages 303-320
The Study of Chemical Communication in Free-Ranging Mammals....Pages 321-332
Two Hypotheses Supporting the Social Function of Odorous Secretions of Some Old World Rodents....Pages 333-355
The Search for Applications of Chemical Signals in Wildlife Management....Pages 357-376
From Insect to Mammal: Complications of the Bioassay....Pages 377-389
Methodology and Strategies in the Laboratory....Pages 391-412
Complex Mammalian Behavior and Pheromone Bioassay in the Field....Pages 413-433
Functional Anatomy of the Mammalian Chemoreceptor System....Pages 435-454
Minimum Odorant Concentrations Detectable by the Dog and Their Implications for Olfactory Receptor Sensitivity....Pages 455-464
Processing of Olfactory Stimuli at Peripheral Levels....Pages 465-482
Taste Stimuli as Possible Messengers....Pages 483-488
Central Processing of Olfactory Signals....Pages 489-497
Dynamic Aspects of Central Olfactory Processing....Pages 499-514
On the Anatomical Substrate for Flavor....Pages 515-528
Central Processing of Odor Signals: Lessons from Adult and Neonatal Olfactory Tract Lesions....Pages 529-545
Central Control of Scent Marking....Pages 547-562
Back Matter....Pages 563-610

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Structure and Function of Skin Glands....Pages 1-16
Hormonal Control of Mammalian Skin Glands....Pages 17-33
Bacteria as a Source of Chemical Signals in Mammals....Pages 35-43
Chemical Attractants of the Rat Preputial Gland....Pages 45-59
Properties of Compounds Used as Chemical Signals....Pages 61-70
Chemical Methodology in the Study of Mammalian Communications....Pages 71-93
Chemical and Behavioral Complexity in Mammalian Chemical Communication Systems: Guinea Pigs (Cavia Porcellus), Marmosets (Saguinus Fuscicollis) and Humans (Homo Sapiens)....Pages 95-114
On the Chemical and Environmental Modulation of Pheromone Release from Vertebrate Scent Marks....Pages 115-133
Chemical Communication in Amphibians and Reptiles....Pages 135-168
Chemical Signals in Agonistic and Social Behavior of Rodents....Pages 169-184
Pheromonal Influences on Rodent Agonistic Behavior....Pages 185-206
Olfaction in Relation to Reproduction in Domestic Animals....Pages 207-224
Sex Pheromones in Golden Hamsters....Pages 225-249
Chemical Signals and Primate Behavior....Pages 251-271
A Review of Recent Psychophysical Studies Examining the Possibility of Chemical Communication of Sex and Reproductive State in Humans....Pages 273-286
Physical and Cognitive Limitations on Olfactory Processing in Human Beings....Pages 287-302
Chemical Communication as Adaptation: Alarm Substance of Fish....Pages 303-320
The Study of Chemical Communication in Free-Ranging Mammals....Pages 321-332
Two Hypotheses Supporting the Social Function of Odorous Secretions of Some Old World Rodents....Pages 333-355
The Search for Applications of Chemical Signals in Wildlife Management....Pages 357-376
From Insect to Mammal: Complications of the Bioassay....Pages 377-389
Methodology and Strategies in the Laboratory....Pages 391-412
Complex Mammalian Behavior and Pheromone Bioassay in the Field....Pages 413-433
Functional Anatomy of the Mammalian Chemoreceptor System....Pages 435-454
Minimum Odorant Concentrations Detectable by the Dog and Their Implications for Olfactory Receptor Sensitivity....Pages 455-464
Processing of Olfactory Stimuli at Peripheral Levels....Pages 465-482
Taste Stimuli as Possible Messengers....Pages 483-488
Central Processing of Olfactory Signals....Pages 489-497
Dynamic Aspects of Central Olfactory Processing....Pages 499-514
On the Anatomical Substrate for Flavor....Pages 515-528
Central Processing of Odor Signals: Lessons from Adult and Neonatal Olfactory Tract Lesions....Pages 529-545
Central Control of Scent Marking....Pages 547-562
Back Matter....Pages 563-610
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