Scents that matter - from olfactory stimuli to genes, behaviors and beyond

• Main Author: Thomas Endres (auth)
• Other Authors: Yasushi Kiyokawa (auth), Markus Fendt (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; predators; Odors; Social Behavior; Olfaction; defensive behavior; olfactory receptors; Behavior; Mammals; Communication
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Scents can carry a lot of important information about the environment, conspecifics and other species. While some of these scents are positively related, as the odor of food, mating partners, or familiar conspecifics, other scents are associated with negative situations and events, e.g. the occurren...