Chemical Discrimination in Liolaemus Lizards: Comparison of Behavioral and Chemical Data

Abstract

"Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Chemical Signals in Vertebrates, held July 25-29, 2000, in Kraków, Poland"--Title page verso. This volume presents recent progress in our understanding of various mechanisms involved in chemical communication between individual animals. Such communication is important for survival and reproduction of any vertebrate species in a variable environment. Apart from visual and acoustic signals, many animals developed highly complex means of conveying message by odor and taste. Low molecular weight and volatile compounds known as pheromones affect many metabolic processes and behavioral traits. The chapters in this book are derived from presentations and discussions at the Ninth International Symposium on Chemical Signals in Vertebrates, held at the Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland, on July 25-29, 2000. The four days and nights of discussions at the conference explored diverse topics in chemical communication, and many of the chapters in this volume were improved by revisions in which the authors took into account the discussions in Krakow. From individuals to populations : field studies as proving grounds for the role of chemical signals / D. Müller-Schwarze -- The economic consequences of advertising scent mark location on territories / S.C. Roberts and L.M. Gosling -- Do chemical alarm signals enhance survival of aquatic vertebrates? ; an analysis of the current research paradigm / R.S. Mirza and D.P. Chivers -- Mechanisms of olfactory foraging by Antarctic procelliiform seabirds / G.A. Nevitt -- Ecological aspects of house mouse urinary chemosignals / L.C. Drickamer -- Information in scent signals of competitive social status : the interface between behaviour and chemistry / J.L. Hurst [and others] -- Molecular approaches in chemical communication of mammals / E.P. Zinkevich and V.S. Vasilieva -- Neural mechanisms of communication : from pheromones to mosaic signals / R.E. Johnston -- A unique subfamily of olfactory receptors / J. Strotmann -- Odours are represented in glomerular activity patterns : optical imaging studies in the insect antennal lobe / C.G. Galizia, S. Sachse, and H. Mustaparta -- Spatial representations of odorant chemistry in the main olfactory bulb of the rat / B.A. Johnson and M. Leon -- Prenatal growth and adult size of the vomeronasal organ in mouse lemurs and humans / T.D. Smith [and others] -- Size of the vomeronasal organ in wild Microtus / L.M. Maico [and others] -- Oxytocin, norepinephrine and olfactory bulb mediated recognition / D.E. Dluzen, Y. Shang, and R. Landgraf -- A possible humoral pathway for the priming action of the male pheromone androstenol on female pigs / T. Krzymowski [and others] -- Demonstration of volatile C₁₉-steroids in the urine of female Asian elephants, Elephas maximus / M. Dehnhard [and others] -- The pheromone of the male goat : function. sources, androgen dependency and partial chemical characterization / R. Claus [and others] -- Analysis of volatile compounds in scent-marks of spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) and their possible function in olfactory communication / H. Hofer [and others] -- Mice, MUPs and myths : structure-function relationships of the major urinary proteins / R.J. Beynon [and others] -- Polymorphic variants of mouse major urinary proteins / C. Veggerby [and others] -- Differential responses elicited in male mice by MUP-borne odorants / A. Cavaggioni, C. Mucignat-Caretta, and A. Caretta -- Characteristics of ligand binding and release by major urinary proteins / D.H.L. Robertson [and others] -- Chemical communication in the pig / D. Loebel [and others] -- Inter-fetal communication and adult phenotype in mice / J.G. Vandenbergh and A.K. Hotchkiss -- The role of the main and accessory olfactory systems in prenatal olfaction / D.M. Coppola -- Fetal olfactory cognition preadapts neonatal behavior in mammals / B. Schaal [and others] -- Olfaction in premature human newborns : detection and discrimination abilities two months before gestational term / L. Marlier [and others] -- Intrauterine position effects on rodent urinary chemosignals / L.C. Drickamer -- Social status, odour communication, and mate choice in wild house mice / N. Malone [and others] -- Effects of inbreeding and social status on individual recognition in mice / C.M. Nevison [and others] -- Heterogeneity of major urinary proteins in house mice : population and sex differences / C.E. Payne [and others] -- Genetic differences in odor discrimination by newborn mice as expressed by ultrasonic calls / J. Kapusta and H. Szentgyörgyi -- Enhanced immune function decreases odor attraction of male laboratory mice / K. Litvinova [and others] -- The olfactory sexual preferences of golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) : the effects of early social and sexual experience / A.V. Surov, A.V. Solovieva, and A.N. Minaev -- Mate recognition via waterborne chemical cues in the viviparous caecilian Typhlonectes natans (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) / A. Warbeck and J. Parzefall -- Maternal anogenital licking in rats : exploring the dam's differential sexual treatment of pups / I. Brouette-Lahlou [and others] -- Predator diet cues and the assessment of predation risk by aquatic vertebrates : a review and prospectus / D.P. Chivers and R.S. Mirza -- Field observations confirm laboratory reports of defense responses by prey snakes to the odors of predatory snakes / W.H.N. Gutzke -- Spatial responses of field (Microtus agrestis) and bank (Clethrionomys glareolus voles to weasel (Mustela nivalis) odour in natural habitat / Z. Borowski and E. Owadowska -- Do newts avoid conspecific alarm substances : the predation hypothesis revisited / J.R. Rohr and D.M. Madison -- Responses to nitrogen-oxides by characiform fishes suggest evolutionary conservation in ostariophysan alarm pheromones / G.E. Brown [and others] -- Anal scent gland secretion of the European otter (Lutra lutra) / A. Bradshaw [and others] -- Scent-marking behaviour of the European badger (Meles meles) : resource defence or individual advertisement? / C.D. Buesching and D.W. Macdonald -- Scent marking behaviors of the striped mongoose, Mungos mungo / I. Ianovschi -- Increased social dominance in male rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus, is associated with increased secretion of 2-phenoxy ethanol from the chin gland / R.A. Hayes, B.J. Richardson, and S.G. Wyllie -- The response of individuals to over-marks of conspecifics differs between two species of microtine rodents / M.H. Ferkin -- The secretion of the supplementary sacculi of the dwarf hamster Phodopus campbelli / R. Apfelbach, U. Schmidt, and N.Y. Vasilieva -- The role of urinary proteins and volatiles in competitive scent marking among male house mice / R.E. Humphries [and others] -- Invading pest species and the threat to biodiversity : pheromonal control of Guam brown tree snakes, Boiga irregularis / R.T. Mason and M.J. Greene -- Annual and seasonal variation in the female sexual attractiveness pheromone of the red-sided garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis / M.P. LeMaster and R.T. Mason -- Hypothalamic and ovarian response to pheromone application in seasonal anoestrous German mutton merino sheep / K.-H. Kaulfuss [and others] -- Males' olfactory discrimination of receptive state of females in rat-like hamsters (Cricetulus triton) / J.-X. Zhang, Z.-B. Zhang, and Z.-W. Wang -- Pheromonal regulation of bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) reproduction / A. Marchlewska-Koj -- Olfactory communication in Brandt's vole (Microtus brandti) / L. Zhang, J. Fang, and R. Sun -- Effects of social dominance and female odor on sperm activity of male mice / S. Koyama and S. Kamimura -- Exposure of juvenile male Campbelli's hamsters and house mice to cat urine elicits species-specific responses in reproductive development / N.V. Sokolskaja [and others] -- The role of olfaction in the feeding behavior of human neonates / R.H. Porter, H. Varendi, and J. Winberg -- Pig responses to taste stimuli / D. Glaser [and others] -- Imprinting on native pond odour in the pool frog, Rana lessonae Cam / S.V. Ogurtsov and V.A. Bastakov -- Chemical discrimination in Liotaemus lizards : comparison of behavioral and chemical data / A. Labra, C.A. Escobar, and H.M. Niemeyer -- Simplified tests of aggression chemosignals in male house mice suggest that a melanocortin-dependent product of the preputial gland reduces attacks / H.K. Caldwell, L. Wang, and J.J. Lepri -- Remote monitoring of badgers (Meles meles) for testing discrimination between urine samples from donors of different age and sex categories / K.M. Service and S. Harris -- The development of a simple associative test of olfactory learning and memory / H.M. Schellinck [and others] -- Olfactory communication between man and other animals / B.A. Sommerville and D.M. Broom.