Olfactory Cue Mediated Neonatal Recognition in Sheep, Ovis aries

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1150-1163

  Burger, Barend V ^a   Viviers, Marlize Z ^a   Le Roux, Neil J ^a   Morris, John ^a   Bekker, Jan P I ^a   Le Roux, Maritha ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

GC MS analysis; Headspace analysis; Kin recognition; Sample enrichment probe; Semiochemical communication; SEP technique; Sorptive sample enrichment

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL CUE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; KIN RECOGNITION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEONATE; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE; PAIR BOND; PARTURITION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMIOCHEMICAL; SHEEP; SURVIVAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WOOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHEMISTRY; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SMELLING; WOOL;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; CUES; ODORS; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WOOL;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 80255123745     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-011-0020-7     Document Type: Article

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