Essays about: "predator odour"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words predator odour.

  1. 1. The effect of environmental enrichment on the behaviour of meerkats, banded mongooses and dwarf mongooses in human care.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Alejandro Berrio Pozo; [2020]
    Keywords : Meerkat; banded mongoose; dwarf mongoose; enrichment; foraging;

    Abstract : Animals in captivity can be deprived of performing some of their natural behaviours. Using enrichments may allow them to express a larger part of species-specific behaviour repertoire and with a better frequency distribution. This study focuses on three species of the family Herpestidae which live in captivity at Bioparc Valencia (Spain). READ MORE

  3. 2. Behavioural responses of mice to the odour of cat blood and horse blood

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biologi; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

    Author : Louise Persson; [2015]
    Keywords : Mice Mus musculus ; prey species; predator odour; blood odour; cat blood; horse blood; N-pentyl acetate; behavioural responses; activity; defecation;

    Abstract : A variety of prey species are able to detect predators by odours emanating from their urine, feces, fur and anal glands. However, it is unknown whether the odour of a predator’s blood also contains information signalling “predator” to a prey. READ MORE

  4. 3. Behavioural responses of mice to predator odour components

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biologi; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

    Author : Thorbjörn Sievert; [2015]
    Keywords : predator; odour; olfaction; mouse; prey; neophobia; kairomone; avoidance; behaviour;

    Abstract : Having means to detect and avoid potential predators is a necessity for prey species. Most mammalian prey species are able to detect odours emitted by predators and to adapt their behaviour accordingly. These odour cues are therefore considered to act as semiochemicals. Predator odours consist of several dozen different odourants. READ MORE

  5. 4. Behavioural responses in mice exposed to predator odour components

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Desirée Sjöström; [2014]
    Keywords : Mice mus musculus ; Predator odourants; 2; 2-dimethylthietane; Methyl-2-phenylethyl sulfide; N-pentyl acetate; Behavioural response; neophobia; prey species;

    Abstract : It is essential for prey species to be able to detect predators to avoid them. The sense of smell is used by a number of prey species for this purpose. The aim of the present study was to assess if one of the odourants that make up a predator odour is sufficient to induce a behavioural response in mice (Mus musculus). READ MORE

  6. 5. Effects of brown bear (Ursus arctos) odour on the patch choice and behaviour of different ungulate species

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Sonja Noell; [2013]
    Keywords : risk effects; odour; fallow deer Dama dama ; roe deer Capreolus capreolus ; red deer Cervus elaphus ; moose Alces alces ; wild boar Sus scrofa ; Öster Malma;

    Abstract : The return of large predators to regions where they were previously extirpated has created a need for knowledge about their effect on prey species, not only their lethal but also their behavioural or risk effects. In this study the behavioural risk effects of brown bear (Ursus arctos) were tested on fallow deer (Dama dama), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), red deer (Cervus elaphus), moose (Alces alces) and wild boar (Sus scrofa). READ MORE