InhaltsangabeNew Directions in Semiochemistry.- Volatile Mammalian Chemosignals: Structural and Quantitative Aspects.- Use of Automated Solid Phase Dynamic Extraction (SPDE)/GC-MS and Novel Macros in the Search for African Elephant Pheromones.- Urinary Lipocalins in Rodenta:is there a Generic Model?.- The Biological Function of Cauxin, a Major Urinary Protein of the Domestic Cat (Felis catus).- Putative Pheromones of Lion Mane and Its Ultrastructure.- Olfactory Response and Function.- Using Ethologically Relevant Tasks to Study Olfactory Discrimination in Rodents.- Comparisons of State and Likelihood of Performing Chemosensory Event Behaviors in Two Populations of African Elephants (Loxodonta africana).- Olfactory Communication in the Ringtailed Lemur (Lemur catta): Form and Function of Multimodal Signals.- Olfaction in the Gorilla.- Ecological Validity in the Study of Human Pheromones.- The Influence of Sexual Orientation on Human Olfactory Function.- Recognition within Species: Individual, Sex, Group.- MHC-Associated Chemosignals and Individual Identity.- Pregnancy Block from a Female Perspective.- The Wing-Sac Odour of Male Greater Sac-Winged Bats Saccopteryx bilineata (Emballonuridae) as a Composite Trait: Seasonal and Individual Differences.- Gender Specific Expression of Volatiles in Captive Fossas (Cryptoprocta ferox) During the Mating Season.- Do Spotted Hyena Scent Marks Code for Clan Membership?.- The Ontogeny of Pasting Behavior in Free-living Spotted Hyenas, Crocuta crocuta.- Human Body Odour Individuality.- Environmental Effects on Human Body Odour.- Sexual Communication.- A Candidate Vertebrate Pheromone, SPF, Increases Female Receptivity in a Salamander.- Cross-dressing in Chemical Cues: Exploring 'She-maleness' in Newly-emerged Male Garter Snakes.- The Neurobiology of Sexual Solicitation: Vaginal Marking in Female Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus).- Olfactory Control of Sex-Recognition and Sexual Behavior in Mice.- The Role of Early Olfactory Experience in the Development of Adult Odor Preferences in Rodents.- Have Sexual Pheromones Their Own Reward System in the Brain of Female Mice?.- The Effect of Familiarity on Mate Choice.- Age of the Subject and Scent Donor Affects the Amount of Time that Voles Self-Groom When They are Exposed to Odors of Opposite-sex Conspecifics.- Scent, Mate Choice and Genetic Heterozygosity.- Maternal - Offspring Communication.- Psychobiological functions of the mammary pheromone in newborn rabbits.- Rabbit Nipple-Search Pheromone Versus Rabbit Mammary Pheromone Revisited.- The Human Breast as a Scent Organ: Exocrine structures, Secretions, Volatile Components, and Possible Functions in Breastfeeding Interactions.- Responses of Pre-term Infants to the Odour of Mother's Milk.- Communication between Species, Predators and Prey.- Patterns of Tongue-Flicking by Garter Snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) during Presentation of Chemicals under Varying Conditions.- Multi-Contextual use of Chemosignals by Liolaemus Lizards.- Selective Response of Medial Amygdala Subregions to Reproductive and Defensive Chemosignals from Conspecific and Heterospecific Species.- Seasonal Responses to Predator Faecal Odours in Australian Native Rodents Vary Between Species.- Applications.- A Critical Review of Zoo-based Olfactory Enrichment.- Pig Semiochemicals and Their Potential for Feral Pig Control in NE Australia.- Use of Chemical Ecology for Control of the Cane Toad?.

Preface.- Contents.- List of Contributors.- Part I: New Directions in Semiochemistry.- Part II: Olfactory Response and Function.- Part III: Recognition Within Species: Individual, Sex, Group.- Part IV: Sexual Communication.- Part V: Maternal - Offspring Communication.- Part VI: COMMUNICATION Between Species, Predators and Prey.- Part VII: Applications.- Index.

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