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Are single odorous components of a predator sufficient to elicit defensive behaviors in prey species?
When exposed to the odor of a sympatric predator, prey animals typically display escape or defensive responses. These phenomena have been well-documented, especially in rodents, when exposed to the odor of a cat, ferret, or fox. As a result of these experiments new discussions center on the followin...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4518157/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26283903 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2015.00263 |