Table Of ContentChemical Signals in Vertebrates 12
Marion L. East (cid:129) Martin Dehnhard
Editors
Chemical Signals
in Vertebrates 12
Editors
Marion L. East Martin Dehnhard
Department of Evolutionary Ecology Department of Reproduction Biology
Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany
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Preface
This volume reports the proceedings of the 12th meeting of the Chemical Signals in
Vertebrates International Symposium ( w ww.csiv.org ) , which was hosted by the Leibniz
Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) in Berlin, Germany ( w ww.izw-berlin.de ) .
As chemical communication, particularly in social mammals, is a key subject of research
interest at the IZW, we were very pleased to host the Congress this time.
The meeting took place 38 years after the fi rst symposium in this series which
was held in the USA in 1976. Previous meetings were held in Saratoga Springs,
New York; Syracuse, New York; Sarasota, Florida; Laramie, Wyoming; Oxford,
UK; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Tubingen, Germany; Ithaca, New York; Krakow,
Poland; Corvallis, Oregon and Liverpool, UK.
T he 12th meeting was well attended, attracting 104 scientists with a common
interest in vertebrate chemical signalling, and its role in vertebrate behaviour from
25 countries. As in previous symposiums, the programme covered a broad range of
topics including sexual selection, predator avoidance, migration, mother–offspring
communication, social organisation, management of farm animals, olfactory recep-
tors and neural processing. The talks and posters presented at the symposium were
based on research fi ndings in a wide diversity of vertebrate taxa and considered a
broad range of chemical signals. The meeting was launched by a workshop on
“Searching for chemical signals in vertebrates” which was ably run by Thomas
Goodwin from Hendrix College, USA. This was followed by an interesting infor-
mal discussion of useful fi eld and laboratory exercises for chemical ecology courses
which was presented by Dietland Müller-Schwarze from Syracuse University, USA,
and a welcome reception at the IZW. The main programme was held in the splendid
Schloss Friedrichsfelde, located in the extensive grounds of the Tierpark, which is
the larger of the two zoos located in Berlin. Posters were displayed throughout the
conference and were the focus of attention during the “poster party” which provided
ample opportunity to discuss each poster with its author over a drink and food from
a buffet. During the closing ceremony the authors of the posters with the most votes
from participants were presented with prizes by Martin Dehnhard. The symposium
banquet in the Berlin Tierpark also provided a relaxing venue for extensive discus-
sion and an exchange of ideas.
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We are particularly grateful for fi nancial support from the German Research
Foundation (DFG), the sponsors of the poster prizes: Oxford Journals (Chemical
Senses) and Cambridge University Press, and the Tierpark Berlin for providing free
access for participants throughout the conference.
Finally, it is a pleasure to fully acknowledge the tremendous effort of Anke
Schumann throughout the many months of preparation for the symposium, during
the symposium and the handling of manuscripts for this volume. We are sure that all
those who attended would agree that her tireless efforts made the meeting a success.
We would like to thank all colleagues from the IZW who helped with a range of
tasks during the running of the symposium, particularly Malvina Andris, Steffen
Berthold, Dagmar Boras, Katrin Paschmionka, Marlies Rohleder, Karen
Schneeberger, Caterina Wiedemann, Wolfgang Tauche, Dagmar Thierer and Kerstin
Wilhelm.
Berlin , Germany Marion L. East
Martin Dehnhard
Contents
Part I Olfaction: Receptors and Neural Processing
1 Neural Substrate to Associate Odorants and Pheromones:
Convergence of Projections from the Main
and Accessory Olfactory Bulbs in Mice .............................................. 3
Bernardita Cádiz-Moretti, Fernando Martínez-García,
and Enrique Lanuza
2 Acceleration of Puberty Onset in Female Mice
by Male Urinary Odours: Chemosensory, Physiological
and Neuroendocrine Mechanisms ....................................................... 17
Mélanie Jouhanneau and Matthieu Keller
3 The Recessus Olfactorius: A Cryptic Olfactory Organ
of Anuran Amphibians ......................................................................... 37
Christine Nowack, Sabrina Jordan, and Carolin Wittmer
Part II Mother-Offspring Communication
4 Smell, Suck, Survive: Chemical Signals and Suckling
in the Rabbit, Cat, and Dog .................................................................. 51
Lourdes Arteaga, Amando Bautista, Daniel González,
and Robyn Hudson
5 Neonatal Recognition in Sheep ............................................................ 61
Barend V. Burger, Marlize Z. Viviers, Niel J. le Roux,
John Morris, Jan P.I. Bekker, and Maritha le Roux
6 Suckling Odours in Rats and Mice: Biological Substrates
that Guide Newborns to the Nipple ..................................................... 77
Bruno Patris, Syrina Al Aïn, and Benoist Schaal
7 The Role of Olfaction at Birth in Marsupial
and Monotreme Mammals ................................................................... 87
Nanette Y. Schneider, Geoff Shaw, and Marilyn B. Renfree
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Part III Pheromones and Social Organisation
8 Individual Variation in Pheromone Isoform Ratios
of the Red-Legged Salamander, Plethodon shermani ........................ 99
Adam J. Chouinard, Damien B. Wilburn, Lynne D. Houck,
and Richard C. Feldhoff
9 Rodent Urinary Proteins: Genetic Identity Signals
and Pheromones .................................................................................... 117
Jane L. Hurst and Robert J. Beynon
10 From Exploration to Selective Information Gathering:
The Development of Chemosensory Investigation
in Male African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) ............................... 135
Bruce A. Schulte, Kathryn R. Bagley, Stacie Castelda,
Helen Loizi, Nabil Nasseri, Dhaval K. Vyas,
and Thomas E. Goodwin
Part IV Odour Pro fi les and Social Organisation
11 Sex Differences in Olfactory Behaviours Reflect
the Importance of Scent Marking for Social Integration
in Adult Females and Competition Between Reproductively
Active Males in the Spotted Hyena ...................................................... 149
Marion L. East, Nicole Gusset-Burgener, and Heribert Hofer
12 Is the Perception of Dietary Odour Cues Linked
to Sexual Selection in Humans? ........................................................... 161
Jitka Fialová, S. Craig Roberts, and Jan Havlíček
13 Hemiterpenoids and Pyrazines in the Odoriferous Urine
of the Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) ...................................... 171
Thomas E. Goodwin, Nucharin Songsasen, Laura J. Broederdorf,
Blake A. Burkert, C. Joi Chen, Stephen R. Jackson,
K. Bryan Keplinger, Margaret E. Rountree, Zach J. Waldrip,
Margaret E. Weddell, Linda P. Desrochers, William K. Baker Jr.,
and Johannes P.F.G. Helsper
14 The Perfume-Body Odour Complex: An Insightful Model
for Culture–Gene Coevolution? ........................................................... 185
Jan Havlíček and S. Craig Roberts
15 A Historical Perspective on the Identification of Substances
in the Territorial Scent Marks of Male Klipspringer
Antelope Oreotragus oreotragus ........................................................... 197
Hans E. Hummel
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16 Do Urinary Chemosignals Code for Sex, Age, and Season
in the Giant Panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca? ................................... 207
Dingzhen Liu, Hong Yuan, Zhipeng Wang, Rongping Wei,
Guiquan Zhang, and Lixing Sun
17 On the Body Odour of Wild-Caught Mangrove-Marsh
Bengal Tiger of Sundarban .................................................................. 223
Mousumi Poddar-Sarkar, Sibdas Ray, Subrata Pal Chowdhury,
Gopal Samanta, Paramaa Raha, and Ratan L. Brahmachary
18 Ultrastructure and Chemical Composition of Elephant Hair
in the Context of Chemical Signals in the Asian Elephant
Elephas maximus ................................................................................... 227
Paramaa Raha, Mousumi Poddar-Sarkar, Utpal K. Nag,
Radhaballabh Bhar, and Ratan L. Brahmachary
19 Methyl Ketone Production in Juvenile
Red-Sided Garter Snakes ..................................................................... 235
Emily J. Uhrig, Michael P. LeMaster, Deborah I. Lutterschmidt,
and Robert T. Mason
Part V Predator Avoidance and Migration
20 The Sophistication of Predator Odour Recognition
by Minnows ............................................................................................ 247
Douglas P. Chivers, Grant E. Brown, and Maud C.O. Ferrari
21 Adaptive Responses of Embryonic Amphibians
to Predation Risk ................................................................................... 259
Maud C.O. Ferrari and Douglas P. Chivers
22 Response of Lumholtz’ Tree-Kangaroos (Dendrolagus lumholtzi)
to Odours from Native Arboreal and Introduced
Terrestrial Predators: A Preliminary Study ....................................... 269
Sigrid Heise-Pavlov, Elizabeth Forbes, Clare Andersen,
and Michelle Prince
23 Voles in Space: Effects of Predator Odour
on Microtus arvalis Breeding Females ................................................. 277
Mateusz Jochym and Stefan Halle
24 Knowing Your Behaviour: The importance
of Behavioural Assays in the Characterisation
of Chemical Alarm Cues in Fishes and Amphibians ......................... 295
Reehan S. Mirza, Chantale A. Laraby, and Ashley M. Marcellus
25 Avoiding Predation: The Importance of Chemical
and Visual Cues in Poison Frog Reproductive Behaviour................. 309
Lisa M. Schulte, Rainer Schulte, and Stefan Lötters
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Part VI Chemical Signals in Birds
26 Besides Colours and Songs, Odour is the New Black
of Avian Communication ...................................................................... 325
Francesco Bonadonna and Jerome Mardon
27 Intraspecific Olfactory Communication in Zebra Finches
(Taeniopygia guttata): Potential Information Apart
from Visual and Acoustic Cues ............................................................ 341
Barbara A. Caspers and E. Tobias Krause
28 Male European Starlings Use Odorous Herbs
as Nest Material to Attract Females and Benefit Nestlings ............... 353
Helga Gwinner
29 Embryonic Domestic Chickens Can Detect Compounds
in an Avian Chemosignal Before Breathing Air ................................. 363
Julie C. Hagelin, Jacqueline C. Simonet, and Tyler R. Lyson
Part VII Reproduction in Domestic Animals
30 Measurement of 16-Androstenes (5a-Androst-16-en-3-One,
5a-Androst-16-en-3a-ol, 5a-Androst-16-en-3b-ol) in Saliva
of German Landrace and Göttingen Minipig Boars ......................... 381
Martin Dehnhard, Hartmut Rohrmann, and Johannes Kauffold
31 The Influence of Experimentally Reduced Vaginal Flora
in Oestrus Females on the Mating Behaviour
of Male Domestic Dogs (Canis familiaris) ........................................... 391
Michał Dzięcioł, Wojciech Niżański, Roland Kozdrowski,
Małgorzata Ochota, and Ewa Stańczyk
32 Socio-Sexual Stimuli and Reproductive Function:
Emerging Perspectives of the Male Effect in Sheep and Goats ........ 397
Penny A.R. Hawken and Graeme B. Martin
Part VIII New Directions in Semiochemistry
33 A Reverse-Engineering Approach to Identifying
Which Compounds to Bioassay for Signalling Activity
in the Scent Marks of African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus) ................ 417
Peter Apps, Lesego Mmualefe, and J. Weldon McNutt
34 The Application of Proteomics to the Discovery
and Quantification of Proteins in Scent Signals ................................. 433
Robert J. Beynon, Stuart D. Armstrong, Sarah A. Roberts,
Amanda Davidson, Deborah M. Simpson, Michael J. Turton,
Jennifer Unsworth, and Jane L. Hurst
Index ............................................................................................................... 449
