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Intro; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Intra-specific Communication in Non-Human Vertebrates; Perspectives on Chemical Signals Conveying Information in Rodents; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Sources of Scents; 3 Concluding Thoughts; Acknowledgements; References; Latrines as Potential Communication Centres in Short-Beaked Echidnas; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods; 2.1 Study Site and Animals; 2.2 Latrine Location in Relation to Habitat Type and Core Home Ranges; 2.3 Temporal Patterns of Latrine Visits and Echidna Behaviour; 3 Results
3.1 Latrine Location in Relation to Habitat Type and Core Home Ranges3.2 Echidna Behaviour at Latrines; 4 Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; Do Urinary Volatiles Carry Communicative Messages in Himalayan Snow Leopards [Panthera uncia, (Schreber, 1775)]?; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods; 2.1 Collection of Samples; 2.2 Chemical Analysis; 2.3 Statistical Data Analysis; 3 Results; 4 Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; Encoded Information Within Urine Influences Behavioural Responses Among European Badgers (Meles meles); Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Methods
2.1 Study Population and Sample Collection2.2 Scent-Playback Experiments and Behavioural Observations; 2.3 Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) Analyses of Urinary Oestradiol and Testosterone Metabolites; 2.3.1 Oestrogen EIA (Ng/Ml); 2.3.2 Testosterone EIA (Ng/Ml); 2.3.3 Normalisation of Urinary Hormone Concentration with Specific Gravity; 2.4 Statistical Analysis; 2.4.1 Behavioural Observations with Scent-Playback Experiments; 2.4.2 Correlating Behavioural Observations with EIA Analyses; 3 Results; 3.1 Behavioural Observations with Scent-Playback Experiments
3.2 Effects of Age-Related Information on Behavioural Responses3.3 Effects of Sex-Related Information on Behavioural Responses; 3.4 Effects of Familiarity on Behavioural Responses; 3.5 Correlating Behavioural Observations with Sex-Steroid Levels; 3.5.1 Effects of Female Donor Oestradiol Levels; 3.5.2 Effects of Male Donor Testosterone Levels; 4 Discussion; References; LPS-Induced Immune System Stimulation Alters Urinary Volatiles and Behaviour in Growing Pigs; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods; 2.1 Pigs and Urine Collection
2.2 Eye Temperature Measurement and Recording of Pig Behaviour2.3 Headspace Volatile Extraction and Analysis Using SPME-GC-MS; 2.4 Peak Area Measurement; 2.5 Statistical Analysis; 3 Results; 3.1 LPS Treatment Increases Body Temperature and Induces Sickness Behaviours in Pigs; 3.2 LPS Treatment Quantitatively Changes the Urinary Headspace Volatile Compounds; 4 Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; A Field Study of Wild Echidna Responses to Conspecific Odour; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods; 3 Results; 4 Discussion; References; How Diet Affects Vertebrate Semiochemistry
3.1 Latrine Location in Relation to Habitat Type and Core Home Ranges3.2 Echidna Behaviour at Latrines; 4 Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; Do Urinary Volatiles Carry Communicative Messages in Himalayan Snow Leopards [Panthera uncia, (Schreber, 1775)]?; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods; 2.1 Collection of Samples; 2.2 Chemical Analysis; 2.3 Statistical Data Analysis; 3 Results; 4 Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; Encoded Information Within Urine Influences Behavioural Responses Among European Badgers (Meles meles); Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Methods
2.1 Study Population and Sample Collection2.2 Scent-Playback Experiments and Behavioural Observations; 2.3 Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) Analyses of Urinary Oestradiol and Testosterone Metabolites; 2.3.1 Oestrogen EIA (Ng/Ml); 2.3.2 Testosterone EIA (Ng/Ml); 2.3.3 Normalisation of Urinary Hormone Concentration with Specific Gravity; 2.4 Statistical Analysis; 2.4.1 Behavioural Observations with Scent-Playback Experiments; 2.4.2 Correlating Behavioural Observations with EIA Analyses; 3 Results; 3.1 Behavioural Observations with Scent-Playback Experiments
3.2 Effects of Age-Related Information on Behavioural Responses3.3 Effects of Sex-Related Information on Behavioural Responses; 3.4 Effects of Familiarity on Behavioural Responses; 3.5 Correlating Behavioural Observations with Sex-Steroid Levels; 3.5.1 Effects of Female Donor Oestradiol Levels; 3.5.2 Effects of Male Donor Testosterone Levels; 4 Discussion; References; LPS-Induced Immune System Stimulation Alters Urinary Volatiles and Behaviour in Growing Pigs; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods; 2.1 Pigs and Urine Collection
2.2 Eye Temperature Measurement and Recording of Pig Behaviour2.3 Headspace Volatile Extraction and Analysis Using SPME-GC-MS; 2.4 Peak Area Measurement; 2.5 Statistical Analysis; 3 Results; 3.1 LPS Treatment Increases Body Temperature and Induces Sickness Behaviours in Pigs; 3.2 LPS Treatment Quantitatively Changes the Urinary Headspace Volatile Compounds; 4 Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; A Field Study of Wild Echidna Responses to Conspecific Odour; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods; 3 Results; 4 Discussion; References; How Diet Affects Vertebrate Semiochemistry