Buesching C.D. (ed.) Chemical Signals in Vertebrates

New York: Springer, 2019. — 267 p.Intra-specific Communication in Non-Human VertebratesSources of Scents
Concluding ThoughtsLatrine Location in Relation to Habitat Type and Core Home Ranges
Temporal Patterns of Latrine Visits and Echidna Behaviour
Latrine Location in Relation to Habitat Type and Core Home Ranges
Echidna Behaviour at Latrines
DiscussionChemical Analysis
Statistical Data Analysis
Results
DiscussionStudy Population and Sample Collection
Scent-Playback Experiments and Behavioural Observations
Oestrogen EIA (Ng/Ml)
Behavioural Observations with Scent-Playback Experiments
Behavioural Observations with Scent-Playback Experiments
Effects of Age-Related Information on Behavioural Responses
Effects of Sex-Related Information on Behavioural Responses
Effects of Female Donor Oestradiol Levels
DiscussionPigs and Urine Collection
Headspace Volatile Extraction and Analysis Using SPME-GC-MS
LPS Treatment Quantitatively Changes the Urinary Headspace Volatile Compounds
DiscussionMaterials and Methods
Results
DiscussionDiet-Related Chemical Cues
Nutritional Status
Individual and Kin Recognition
Diet-Mediated Changes in Kin Recognition
ConclusionsLatrines as Resource Defence
Latrines as Information Centres and Reproductive Advertisement
The Role of Latrines in Parasite Avoidance
The Role of Latrines in Predator–Prey InteractionsOlfaction in Humans
Human Olfactory Communication and Fragrance Use
How do Fragrances Impact on Body Odours?
How do Fragrances Influence Odour Assessment?
Conclusions and RecommendationsConstraints on Mammary Odour Signalling
Mammary Signalling and the Neonate’s Receptive Range
Sources of Mammary Odours: The Areola as a Scent Organ
Inter-individual Variability of Areolar Odour Sources
Areolar Secretions and Their Effects on Newborns
Adaptive Effects of Areolar Glands on the Infant and the Infant-Mother Dyad
Conclusion: Variability and Regularity in the Human Mammary Chemosignalling System
Variability/Regularity in Areolar Chemo-Emission
Variability/Regularity in Neonatal Response to AG SecretionThe Importance of Social Odors in Human Relationships
Limits in the Study of Human Chemical Communication
Cross-Cultural Study of Odor Perception
The Influence of Culturally Shaped Rules of Social Interactions: ProxemicsParticipants
Study Design
Results
DiscussionInter-specific Cues and Signals
Abstract
Ferret Olfactory Cues as a Predatory Stimulus
Snake Olfactory Cues as a Predator Stimulus
Cat Urine Olfactory Cues as a Predator Stimulus
Treatments and Treatment Application
Measures and Video Analysis
Results
Discussion
AcknowledgementsCamera Trapping
Data Processing
How Much Interspecific Marking Goes on?
What Took Us So Long?
Is Interspecific Scent Marking Communication?
What is Interspecific Scent Marking for?
Implications for the Study of Mammal Chemical CommunicationSemio-chemistry and EvolutionFemale Courtship Responses and the Biological Roles of SPF
The SPF pheromone System
The Origin of Sodefrin
Species-Specificity of the SPF Pheromone System
SPF and the Evolution of Courtship Behaviour
Future PerspectivesAbstractEvolutionary Tree Analysis
Structure Annotation of VNR
Binding Site and Ligand Optimization
MSA and Phylogenetic Tree Analysis
Comparative Modeling and Simulation
Receptor–Ligand InteractionsHow Health Issues Can Change Host Odour
General Odour of Ill-Health
Excreta, Egestions and Secretions
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Predation: Olfactory ‘Come Catch-Me’ Cues
Conclusion: The Ultimate Red Queen Game