Ebook: Advances in Chemical Signals in Vertebrates

The field of olfactory research and chemical communication is in the early stages of revolutionary change, and many aspects of this revolution are reflected in the chapters in this book. Thus, it should serve admirably as an up-to-date reference. First, a wide range of vertebrate groups and species are represented. Second, there are excellent reviews of specific topics and theoretical approaches to communication by odors, including chapters on signal specialization and evolution in mammals, the evolution of hormonal pheromones in fish, alarm pheromones in fish, chemical repellents, the chemical signals involved in endocrine responses in mice, and the controversy over human pheromones. Third, there are exciting new findings presented in numerous specific topic areas, such as the chemis­ try of pheromones in a wide range of species (salamanders to elephants), the chemistry of proteins that control the release of pheromones, the molecular biology and physiology of detection, coding and response to odor signals, the effects of experience on sensitivity to odors, the role of genes of the immune system in odor production and in human mate choice, the function and perception of scent over-marks, the recognition of individuals and kin by odors, the influence of odors on predator-prey interactions, and the use of odors to help control pests. This book is an offshoot of the Eighth International Symposium on Chemical Sig­ nals in Vertebrates, held at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, July 20-25, 1997, hosted and organized by Bob Johnston.

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The purpose of this volume is to provide an update and overview of the field of chemical communication in vertebrates, including chemical identification of the signals, sensory mechanisms, interactions between odors and the endocrine system, behavior, and ecology. It gives extensive coverage of a number of vertebrate taxa, especially amphibians, fish, and mammals, and includes both theoretical and review chapters as well as reports of recent research. The volume is divided into ten sections: comparative and revolutionary perspectives; chemical identification of chemical signals; the major histochemical complex and odor communication, social recognition: individuals, kin, and species; signaling behaviors: functions of scent marking; sex, aggression, and social behavior; relationships to endocrine function; predator-prey relationships; neural mechanisms of chemical communication, and practical applications. A wide range of topics and approaches are covered, including animal behavior and ecology, chemistry of odor signals, neurobiology of olfactory function, the role of hormones, the role of the major histocompatability complex, predator-prey relationships, and practical applications such as the use of odors in pest management. No other text in this field covers this range of topics.

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The purpose of this volume is to provide an update and overview of the field of chemical communication in vertebrates, including chemical identification of the signals, sensory mechanisms, interactions between odors and the endocrine system, behavior, and ecology. It gives extensive coverage of a number of vertebrate taxa, especially amphibians, fish, and mammals, and includes both theoretical and review chapters as well as reports of recent research. The volume is divided into ten sections: comparative and revolutionary perspectives; chemical identification of chemical signals; the major histochemical complex and odor communication, social recognition: individuals, kin, and species; signaling behaviors: functions of scent marking; sex, aggression, and social behavior; relationships to endocrine function; predator-prey relationships; neural mechanisms of chemical communication, and practical applications. A wide range of topics and approaches are covered, including animal behavior and ecology, chemistry of odor signals, neurobiology of olfactory function, the role of hormones, the role of the major histocompatability complex, predator-prey relationships, and practical applications such as the use of odors in pest management. No other text in this field covers this range of topics.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Signal Specialization and Evolution in Mammals....Pages 1-14
Evolution and Specialization of Fish Hormonal Pheromones....Pages 15-47
Ecological and Biochemical Constraints on Pheromonal Signaling Systems in Asian Elephants and Their Evolutionary Implications....Pages 49-62
The Effects of Chemical and Physical Features of Pheromone Plumes Upon the Behavioral Responses of Moths....Pages 63-76
Scaling Chemosensory Epithelia....Pages 77-84
Olfactory Communication in Australian Marsupials with Particular Reference to Brushtail Possum, Koala, and Eastern Grey Kangaroo....Pages 85-98
Recent Biochemical Insights into Puberty Acceleration, Estrus Induction, and Puberty Delay in the House Mouse....Pages 99-116
Chemical Analysis of Courtship Pheromones in a Plethodontid Salamander....Pages 117-125
Female-Attracting Peptide Pheromone in Newt Cloacal Glands....Pages 127-136
The Role of Protein Binding in Chemical Communication....Pages 137-147
How Many Major Urinary Proteins are Produced by the House Mouse Mus Domesticus?....Pages 149-161
The Sternal Gland of the Rufous Elephant-Shrew, Elephantulus Rufescens (Macroscelidea, Mammalia)....Pages 163-171
Origin, Functions, and Chemistry of H-2 Regulated Odorants....Pages 173-180
MHC and Olfactory Communication in Humans....Pages 181-188
HLA and Mate Choice....Pages 189-199
Perception of HLA-Related Body Odors During the Course of the Menstrual Cycle....Pages 201-207
Scent Marks as Competitive Signals of Mate Quality....Pages 209-225
Scent Over-Marking....Pages 227-238
Scent Over-Marking and Adjacent-Marking as Competitive Tactics Used During Chemical Communication in Voles....Pages 239-246
Freshwater Fish Release Urinary Pheromones in a Pulsatile Manner....Pages 247-256
Urine Marking and Social Structure in Groups of Related and Unrelated Female Common Voles (Microtus Arvalis)....Pages 257-265
Searching for the Source of Urinary Odors of Individuality in Rodents....Pages 267-280
Chemical Signals in the Beaver....Pages 281-288
Kin and Individual Recognition....Pages 289-297
Discrimination of Con- and Heterospecific Odors in Different Taxa of the Mus Musculus Species Group....Pages 299-308
Scent-Mediated Kin Recognition and a Similar Type of Long-Term Olfactory Memory in Domestic Dogs (Canis Familiaris)....Pages 309-314
Human Pheromones: Releasers or Primers....Pages 315-331
Airborne Aphrodisiac Odor From Estrous Rats....Pages 333-342
The Harderian Gland of the Blind Mole Rat....Pages 343-358
Protein-Bound Odorants as Flags of Male Mouse Presence....Pages 359-364
Male Harderian Gland Secretion of the Golden Hamster (Mesocricetus Auratus) Can Provoke Female Proceptive Behavior....Pages 365-372
Differential Importance of Olfactory Information in the Human Heterosexual Response as a Function of Gender....Pages 373-382
Musth, Sexual Selection, Testosterone, and Metabolites....Pages 383-397
Interstrain Odor Preferences and Factors Influencing Growth Rates of Two Strains of Mice and Their Hybrids....Pages 399-406
The Functional Significance of Olfactory Cues in the Pine Vole (Microtus Pinetorum)....Pages 407-419
Behavioral Responses of Dwarf Hamsters (Phodopus Roborovskii and Phodopus Sungorus) to Same-Sex and Opposite-Sex Odors in Different Seasons....Pages 421-429
Prolactin and Testosterone Mediate Seasonal Differences in Male Preferences for the Odors of Females and the Attractiveness of Male Odors to Females....Pages 431-436
Influence of Cats’ Urinary Chemosignals on Sexual Maturation and Meiosis in Campbell’s Hamster Males (Phodopus Campbelli)....Pages 437-443
Attractiveness of Male Vole Odor is Positively Correlated with Pup Viability....Pages 445-455
Physiological Bases of Male Olfactory Cues and Mate Preferences in Prairie Voles....Pages 457-462
What Good is Smelly Stuff in the Skin? Cross Function and Cross Taxa Effects in Fish “Alarm Substances”....Pages 463-473
Changes in Locomotor Activity Following Predator Odor Exposure are Dependent on Sex and Reproductive Status in the Meadow Vole....Pages 475-487
Chemosensory Responses of Salamanders to Snake Odors....Pages 489-495
The Impact of Molecular Biological Research on Current Views of Olfactory Coding....Pages 497-504
Spatial Representation of Odors in the Zebrafish Olfactory Epithelium and Olfactory Bulb....Pages 505-516
Fos-Like Immunoreactivity in the Vomeronasal Receptor Neurons of Mice....Pages 517-523
Lateral Olfactory Tract Transections Impair Discrimination of Individual Odors, Sex Odor Preferences, and Scent Marking In Female Golden Hamsters (Mesocricetus Auratus)....Pages 525-533
Long-Lasting Effects of Chemical Exposures in Mice....Pages 535-547
Comparative Aspects of Fish Taste Bud Ultrastructure....Pages 549-561
Histological Changes in the Fetal Human Vomeronasal Epithelium During Volumetric Growth of the Vomeronasal Organ....Pages 563-571
Two Physiologically Different Types of Relay Neurons in the Olfactory Bulb of Goldfish....Pages 573-581
Is There a Time During Neonatal Development for Maximal Imprinting of Odor?....Pages 583-591
Bird Repellents....Pages 593-597
Modification of Exploratory Behavior by House Mice (Mus Domesticus) in Response to Fox Fecal Odor....Pages 599-605
PCBs in the Olfactory Bulbs and Brain of Ferrets After Long-Term Exposure....Pages 607-615
The Development of Chemosensory Attractants for Brown Tree Snakes....Pages 617-622
Back Matter....Pages 623-632
The Use of Familiar Odors to Reduce the Impact of Container Neophobia on the Control of Norway Rats (Rattus Norvegicus)....Pages 633-640
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