Neurobiology of chemical communication /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Mucignat-Caretta, Carla (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, [2014]
Series:Frontiers in neuroscience (Boca Raton, Fla.)
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to chemical signaling in vertebrates and invertebrates
  • Pheromones and general odor perception in insects
  • First investigation of the semiochemistry of South African dung beetle species
  • Pheromone reception in insects : the example of silk moths
  • Chemical communication in the honey bee society
  • Drosophila pheromones : from reception to perception
  • How Drosophila detect volatile pheromones : signaling, circuits, and behavior
  • Chemical signaling in amphibians
  • Vomeronasal organ : a short history of discovery and an account of development and morphology in the mouse
  • Vomeronasal receptors and signal transduction in the vomeronasal organ of mammals
  • Central processing of intraspecific chemical signals in mice
  • Molecular and neural mechanisms of pheromone reception in the rat vomeronasal system and changes in the pheromonal reception by the maturation and sexual experiences
  • Social cues, adult neurogenesis, and reproductive behavior
  • Influence of cat odor on reproductive behavior and physiology in the house mouse (Mus musculus)
  • Pheromone of tiger and other big cats
  • Cattle pheromones
  • Pheromones for newborns
  • Pheromone processing in relation to sex and sexual orientation
  • Human pheromones : do they exist?