An olfactory recognition system in the ferret Mustela furo L. (Carnivora: Mustelidae)

@article{Clapperton1988AnOR,
  title={An olfactory recognition system in the ferret Mustela furo L. (Carnivora: Mustelidae)},
  author={Barbara Kay Clapperton and Edward O. Minot and Douglas R. Crump},
  journal={Animal Behaviour},
  year={1988},
  volume={36},
  pages={541-553}
}
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The male ferret's AOB is found to be more medially located and much smaller than previously reported in this species, thus highlighting the importance of using several histochemical markers to characterize this structure in any previously unexamined species.
Responses to inter- and intraspecific scent marks in pine martens (Martes martes)
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It is suggested that scent marking in martens may reflect “autocommunication,” the primary effect being to familiarize an animal with its environment.
Exploiting interspecific olfactory communication to monitor predators.
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The results support the hypothesis that apex predator odor would lead to increased detections, and a long-life lure derived from apex predator kairomones could have practical value, especially when there are plentiful resources that reduce the efficiency of food-based lures.
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The pheromones that animals secrete externally are used to communicate with conspecific receivers, which react by behavioral response or developmental process (Wyatt 2003).
Differential activation of glomeruli in the ferret's main olfactory bulb by anal scent gland odours from males and females: an early step in mate identification
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It is shown directly that volatile anal scent gland odourants from male and female ferrets activated overlapping but distinguishable clusters of glomeruli located in the ventral–caudal portion of the main olfactory bulb of breeding ferrets of both sexes.
Comparison of odor and mating-induced glomerular activation in the main olfactory bulb of estrous female ferrets
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