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CHEMICAL COMMUNICATION IN RODENTS: FROM PHEROMONES TO INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITION
- R. Johnston
- Biology
- 21 November 2003
Abstract In many species of rodents, sense of smell is the most important source of information about the social and nonsocial world. I selectively review the literature on chemical communication in… Expand
The causation of two scent-marking behaviour patterns in female hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)
- R. Johnston
- Biology, Medicine
- Animal Behaviour
- 1 May 1977
Social, olfactory, and oestrous cycle influences on the frequency of flank-marking and vaginal marking were studied in female hamsters. Vaginal marking was more frequent in the presence of males or… Expand
Social and emotional messages of smiling: An ethological approach.
- R. Kraut, R. Johnston
- Psychology
- 1 September 1979
Did smiling evolve as an expression of happiness, friendliness, or both? Naturalistic observation at a bowling alley (N — 1,793 balls) shows that bowlers often smile when socially engaged, looking at… Expand
Individual recognition by use of odours in golden hamsters: the nature of individual representations
- R. Johnston, Teresa A. Bullock
- Psychology
- Animal Behaviour
- 1 March 2001
Although much is known about individual recognition, little is known about the representations that individual animals have of other individuals. We examined the nature of this knowledge in golden… Expand
Scent counter marks: selective memory for the top scent by golden hamsters
- R. Johnston, R. Munver, Candice Tung
- Psychology
- Animal Behaviour
- 1 June 1995
Animals often scent mark where other conspecifics have marked, a pattern of behaviour called counter marking. Despite the generality of this behaviour, little is known about the functions or… Expand
Sexual attraction function of golden hamster vaginal secretion.
- R. Johnston
- Biology, Medicine
- Behavioral biology
- 1 September 1974
Male golden hamsters ( Mesocricetus auratus ) were tested in their home cages for attraction to various female hamster odors. An odor was presented inside one stimulus bottle while a second bottle… Expand
Golden hamsters are nocturnal in captivity but diurnal in nature
- R. Gattermann, R. Johnston, +8 authors M. E. Mcphee
- Biology, Medicine
- Biology Letters
- 23 June 2008
Daily activity rhythms are nearly universal among animals and their specific pattern is an adaptation of each species to its ecological niche. Owing to the extremely consistent nocturnal patterns of… Expand
Golden hamsters recognize individuals, not just individual scents
- R. Johnston, Paula Jernigan
- Psychology
- Animal Behaviour
- 1 July 1994
Abstract Abstract. If animals actually recognize individuals as unique entities they should have integrated, multi-factor representations of these individuals. This hypothesis was tested for… Expand
The information in scent over-marks of golden hamsters
- R. Johnston, Grace Chiang, Candice Tung
- Psychology
- Animal Behaviour
- 1 August 1994
Abstract Abstract. Although scent over-marking is a commonly observed behaviour among mammals, it has received little experimental attention. With regard to individual signatures, there are three… Expand
Hormonal and behavioral responses of male hamsters to females and female odors: Roles of olfaction, the vomeronasal system, and sexual experience
- C. Pfeiffer, R. Johnston
- Biology, Medicine
- Physiology & Behavior
- 31 January 1994
Removal of the vomeronasal organ eliminated androgen surges in male hamsters in response to female vaginal secretions in both sexually experienced and sexually naive males; lesions of the olfactory… Expand