Genes, odours and the recognition of parasitized individuals by rodents

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 423-429

  Kavaliers, Martin ^a   Choleris, Elena ^b   Pfaff, Donald W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE; OXYTOCIN; PHEROMONE; VASOPRESSIN; VOLATILE AGENT;

AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BABESIA MICROTI; EIMERIA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; GENOMICS; HELIGMOSOMOIDES; HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA; INDIVIDUALITY; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MOUSE MAMMARY TUMOR ONCOVIRUS; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PARASITOSIS; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; RODENT; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEX; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; TAENIA CRASSICEPS; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS FLAVIVIRUS; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENOMICS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MALE; ODORS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); RODENTIA; SMELL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 23644445625     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2005.07.008     Document Type: Review

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