| Preface | 5 |
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| Contents | 7 |
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| Contributors | 12 |
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| A Tribute to L.E.L. “Bets” Rasmussen ( 1938– 2006) | 26 |
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| New Directions in Semiochemistry | 35 |
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| Volatile Mammalian Chemosignals: Structural and Quantitative Aspects | 36 |
| Use of Automated Solid Phase Dynamic Extraction ( SPDE)/ GC- MS and Novel Macros in the Search for African Elephant Pheromones | 47 |
| Urinary Lipocalins in Rodenta: is there a Generic Model? | 58 |
| The Biological Function of Cauxin, a Major Urinary Protein of the Domestic Cat (Felis catus) | 71 |
| Putative Pheromones of Lion Mane and Its Ultrastructure | 81 |
| Olfactory Response and Function | 88 |
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| Using Ethologically Relevant Tasks to Study Olfactory Discrimination in Rodents | 89 |
| Comparisons of State and Likelihood of Performing Chemosensory Event Behaviors in Two Populations of African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) | 99 |
| Olfactory Communication in the Ringtailed Lemur (Lemur catta): Form and Function of Multimodal Signals | 109 |
| Olfaction in the Gorilla | 121 |
| Ecological Validity in the Study of Human Pheromones | 129 |
| The Influence of Sexual Orientation on Human Olfactory Function | 139 |
| Recognition within Species: Individual, Sex, Group | 147 |
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| MHC-Associated Chemosignals and Individual Identity | 148 |
| Pregnancy Block from a Female Perspective | 158 |
| The Wing-Sac Odour of Male Greater Sac-Winged Bats Saccopteryx bilineata (Emballonuridae) as a Composite Trait: Seasonal and Individual Differences | 168 |
| Gender Specific Expression of Volatiles in Captive Fossas (Cryptoprocta ferox) During the Mating Season | 178 |
| Do Spotted Hyena Scent Marks Code for Clan Membership? | 186 |
| The Ontogeny of Pasting Behavior in Free-living Spotted Hyenas, Crocuta crocuta | 195 |
| Human Body Odour Individuality | 204 |
| Environmental Effects on Human Body Odour | 214 |
| Sexual Communication | 226 |
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| A Candidate Vertebrate Pheromone, SPF, Increases Female Receptivity in a Salamander | 227 |
| Cross-dressing in Chemical Cues: Exploring ‘ She- maleness’ in Newly- emerged Male Garter Snakes | 236 |
| The Neurobiology of Sexual Solicitation: Vaginal Marking in Female Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) | 244 |
| Olfactory Control of Sex-Recognition and Sexual Behavior in Mice | 253 |
| The Role of Early Olfactory Experience in the Development of Adult Odor Preferences in Rodents | 263 |
| Have Sexual Pheromones Their Own Reward System in the Brain of Female Mice? | 273 |
| The Effect of Familiarity on Mate Choice | 283 |
| 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 | 293 |
| Scent, Mate Choice and Genetic Heterozygosity | 302 |
| Maternal - Offspring Communication | 313 |
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| Psychobiological functions of the mammary pheromone in newborn rabbits | 314 |
| Rabbit Nipple-Search Pheromone Versus Rabbit Mammary Pheromone Revisited | 323 |
| The Human Breast as a Scent Organ: Exocrine structures, Secretions, Volatile Components, and Possible Functions in Breastfeeding Interactions | 333 |
| Responses of Pre-term Infants to the Odour of Mother’s Milk | 344 |
| Communication between Species, Predators and Prey | 350 |
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| Patterns of Tongue-Flicking by Garter Snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) during Presentation of Chemicals under Varying Conditions | 351 |
| Multi-Contextual use of Chemosignals by Liolaemus Lizards | 363 |
| Selective Response of Medial Amygdala Subregions to Reproductive and Defensive Chemosignals from Conspecific and Heterospecific Species | 372 |
| Seasonal Responses to Predator Faecal Odours in Australian Native Rodents Vary Between Species | 384 |
| Applications | 393 |
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| A Critical Review of Zoo-based Olfactory Enrichment | 394 |
| Pig Semiochemicals and Their Potential for Feral Pig Control in NE Australia | 402 |
| Use of Chemical Ecology for Control of the Cane Toad? | 411 |
| Index | 420 |
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