Exposure to urine of canids and felids, but not of herbivores, induces defensive behavior in laboratory rats

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2617-2627

  Fendt, Markus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Defensive behavior; Innate fear; Predator odor; Predator prey interaction; Rat; Rattus norvegicus; Urine

Indexed keywords

CANID; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; FELID; HERBIVORE; LABORATORY METHOD; ODOR; PREDATOR; PREY SELECTION; RODENT; URINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CANIDAE; CARNIVORA; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FELIDAE; MALE; ODOR; RAT; URINE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CANIDAE; CARNIVORA; ESCAPE REACTION; FELIDAE; MALE; ODORS; RATS; URINE;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; FELIDAE; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33845501660     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9186-9     Document Type: Article

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