Chemical Ecology of Vertebrates

By D. Müller-Schwarze. 2006

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change

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Scent-marking investment and motor patterns are affected by the age and sex of wild brown bears (2014, background): “Little is known about the ontogeny of scent-marking behaviours exhibited by young carnivores; however, mammalian glandular secretions are primarily controlled by reproductive hormones (reviewed in Johnston & delBarco-Trillo, 2009; Müller-Schwarze, 2006).”
Pheromones and Reproduction in Reptiles (2011, background): “Mostly anecdotic behavioral observations suggest that chemical stimuli may play a major role in sex and species identification, and that many turtle behaviors, such as foraging, orientation and homing behavior, aggregation, aggressive interactions between males, and mating behavior, seem to be media”
Activity patterns of predator and prey: a simultaneous study of GPS-collared wolves and moose (2011, background): “…may be due to the good hunting conditions provided by the dim morning light (Theuerkauf et al. 2003) combined with the better scenting conditions when humidity is high (Müller-Schwarze 2006), and with ground temperatures higher than air temperatures, e.g. during the night hours (Asa & Mech 1995).”
The Hologenome Concept: Human, Animal and Plant Microbiota (2014, background): “Microorganisms contribute to the odor of animals by two mechanisms: (1) anaerobic microbiotas produce volatile short-chain fatty acids, alcohols, and ketones which are prominent and active components of mammalian scent (Müller-Schwarze 2006).”
Brown bears possess anal sacs and secretions may code for sex (2011, background): “Olfactory communication plays an important role in mammalian social and reproductive behavior, and many species use pheromones to send information about individual identity, reproductive status, territory boundaries and kin relations (Wyatt, 2003; Müller-Schwarze, 2006).”
Animal behaviour meets microbial ecology (2011, background): “In particular, the scent glands of mammals often harbour fermentative anaerobic bacteria that produce short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), which are volatile, widespread, prominent and active components of mammalian scent marks (Albone 1984; Müller-Schwarze 2006).”