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SUMMARYThe bioassay of chemical signals in mammals presents a number of problems. Many of these difficulties are the result of the complexity of the behaviour which has to be analysed and of the odiferous output itself. Additionally, it is usual for the response to the odour to be affected by information from other sensory modalities, by experience and by the spatial and social context. This degree of variability and of flexibility which is characteristic of mammals also has the result that concepts such as ‘pheromone’, which were originally developed in simpler organisms, can be seriously misleading.Although valuable information can be gained by less direct methods, a bioassay is only likely to be successful in the identification of active substances if:1. there is a clearly defined behavioural or physiological response to the odour,2. the method of testing actually measures this response,3. the situation used for testing is as close as possible to that in which the response naturally occurs,4. in the case of a behavioural response, the recording technique is as detailed as possible so that ambiguous results are avoided,5. an adequate test population is available to allow repeated testing,6. considerable resources are available for chemical analysis.Although it is not easy to fulfil all of these requirements at one time, olfaction is of such importance in mammalian communication that the attempt to do so will always be valua

ISSN:0305-1838    

DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2907.1985.tb00388.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

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The mammals of the Mongolian People's Republic are reviewed, their current status and distribution are summarized and distribution maps are provided.

ISSN:0305-1838    

DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2907.1985.tb00389.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

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Book reviewed in this article:JUST BATS.By M. Brock Fenton.MONOTREMES AND MARSUPIALS: THE OTHER MAMMALS.By T. J. Dawson. Edward Arnold,MAMMAL SKIN.By V. E. Sokolov, University of California Press,PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY.By R. J. Putman and S. D. Wratten. Croom Helm,MAMMALS OF THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS.By J. K. Jones, Jr, D. M. Armstrong, R. S. Hoffmann and C. Jones.ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR: AN EVOLUTIONARY APPROACH.3rd edn. By J. Alcock. Sinauer Associates Inc., Sunderland, Massachusetts,VEGETATION CHANGE IN UPLAND LANDSCAPES.By D. F. Ball, J. Dale, J. Sheal and O. W. Heal.CLIMATOLOGICAL MAPS OF GREAT BRITAIN.By E. J. White and R. I. Smith.A FIELD GUIDE FOR CLASSIFYING BRITISH WOODLAND VEGETATION: PART1. By R. G. H. Bunce.PARASITIC PROTOZOA IN BRITISH WILD ANIMALS.By J. R. Baker.THE UNDERSTANDING OF ANIMALS: A NEW SCIENTIST GUIDE.Edited by G. Ferry, BlackANIMAL MIND‐HUMAN MIND.Vol. 24 Life Sciences Research Report. Edited by D. R. Griffi

ISSN:0305-1838    

DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2907.1985.tb00390.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY