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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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Autores principales: Apfelbach, Raimund, Parsons, Michael H., Soini, Helena A., Novotny, Milos V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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