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Predator Odor Recognition

Predator Odor Recognition is a cognitive mechanism in prey species that enables the detection and identification of chemical cues associated with predators, distinguishing it from other sensory recognition systems by its specificity to conspecific- or predator-emitted olfactory signals indicative of predation risk.

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‘When a rat smells a cat’: the distribution of Fos immunoreactivity in rat brain following exposure to a predatory odor

Robert A. Dielenberg, Glenn E. Hunt, Iain S. McGregor · Neuroscience · 2001 · 494 citations

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Learned predator recognition and antipredator responses in fishes

Jennifer L. Kelley, Anne E. Magurran · Fish and Fisheries · 2003 · 383 citations

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Predation and Habitat Shift in the House Mouse, Mus Domesticus

Chris R. Dickman · Ecology · 1992 · 269 citations

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Not all ‘predator odours’ are equal: cat odour but not 2,4,5 trimethylthiazoline (TMT; fox odour) elicits specific defensive behaviours in rats

Iain S. McGregor, Laurens Schrama, Polly Ambermoon et al. · Behavioural Brain Research · 2002 · 253 citations

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Responses of Bank Voles to Odours of Seven Species of Predators: Experimental Data and Their Relevance to Natural Predator-Vole Relationships

Włodzimierz Jędrzejewski, Leszek Rychlik, Bogumiła Jędrzejewska et al. · Oikos · 1993 · 240 citations

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Authors

1.2K

  1. DP
    Douglas P. Chivers

    University of Saskatchewan, Canada

    17 publications · 1.7K citations

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  2. GE
    G. E. Brown

    Concordia University, Canada

    12 publications · 893 citations

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  3. MC
    Maud C. O. Ferrari

    University of Saskatchewan, Canada

    11 publications · 610 citations

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  4. JB
    Jeffrey B. Rosen

    University of Delaware, United States

    9 publications · 862 citations

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  5. PB
    Peter B. Banks

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    9 publications · 362 citations

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Institutions

461

  1. University of Saskatchewan

    Saskatoon, Canada

    18 h-index

    60 publications

    4.6K citations

  2. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    15 h-index

    38 publications

    3.3K citations

  3. James Cook University

    Townsville, Australia

    10 h-index

    25 publications

    1K citations

  4. ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies

    Townsville, Australia

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    877 citations

  5. University of Delaware

    Newark, United States

    8 h-index

    24 publications

    1.4K citations

  6. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    619 citations

  7. Concordia University

    Montreal, Canada

    7 h-index

    25 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    417 citations

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  1. Animal Behaviour

    31 publications · 2.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Chemical Ecology

    27 publications · 1.4K citations

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  3. Behavioural Brain Research

    13 publications · 626 citations

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  4. Behavioral Ecology

    12 publications · 504 citations

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  5. Physiology & Behavior

    12 publications · 344 citations

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