The ecology of vertebrate olfaction

摘要: 1 The olfactory system of vertebrates.- 1.1 Anatomy.- 1.2 Odorant characteristics.- 1.3 Function the external nares and related structures.- 1.4 Evolutionary trends.- 1.5 Summary.- 2 Sources chemistry vertebrate scent.- 2.1 sites odour production.- 2.2 Chemical composition odorants.- 2.3 Threshold levels perception.- 3 Detection food.- 3.1 Responses young to food odours.- 3.2 detection plant by odorous cues.- 3.3 animal 3.4 Scavengers.- 3.5 Quasi-parasites.- 3.6 4 Reproductive processes.- 4.1 Sex attraction recognition advertisement sexual status.- 4.2 induction oestrus, ovulation lordosis.- 4.3 Courtship, mating behaviours.- 4.4 Pregnancy.- 4.5 Parental behaviour imprinting.- 4.6 Growth physical psychosexual development.- 4.7 Summary conclusions.- 5 Odour discrimination species isolation.- 5.1 Individual odour.- 5.2 Family, population racial 5.3 Species odours 5.4 6 Dispersion social integration.- 6.1 Intraspecific aggression.- 6.2 hierarchy.- 6.3 Territoriality.- 6.4 Correlation between aggression-motivated scent deposition.- 6.5 7 Alarm defence.- 7.1 predator.- 7.2 Transmission alarm or warning signals.- 7.3 Active 7.4 Protection from intraspecific attack.- 7.5 8 Olfactory navigation orientation.- 8.1 navigation.- 8.2 Homing 8.3 9 Applications researches into biology.- 9.1 Pest repellents attractants.- 9.2 Animal husbandry.- 9.3 Miscellaneous applications.- References.- Taxonomie index.