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Title: | Kairomonal communication in mice is concentration-dependent with a proportional discrimination threshold | Authors: | Vasudevan, Anand Vyas, Ajai |
Keywords: | DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Zoology::Anatomy | Issue Date: | 2013 | Source: | Vasudevan, A., & Vyas, A. (2013). Kairomonal communication in mice is concentration-dependent with a proportional discrimination threshold. F1000Research, 2, 195-. | Series/Report no.: | F1000Research | Abstract: | Odors of predators are often co-opted by prey species to serve as warning signals. Perceptual properties of such kairomonal communication are under studied despite their common use in many mammals. We demonstrate that the kairomonal response in mice to rat odors varies monotonically with the volume of rat odor. Moreover, the ability of mice to differentiate between two strengths of rat odors is dependent on the ratio of the two concentrations. These results show that mice can compare kairomonal strength over a large range of values, and that kairomonal communication follows Weber’s law. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103998 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24609 |
ISSN: | 2046-1402 | DOI: | 10.12688/f1000research.2-195.v2 | Schools: | School of Biological Sciences | Rights: | © 2013 Vasudevan A and Vyas A. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Data associated with the article are available under the terms of the Creative Commons Zero "No rights reserved" data waiver (CC0 1.0 Public domain dedication). | Fulltext Permission: | open | Fulltext Availability: | With Fulltext |
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