Birds and Dogs: Toward a Comparative Perspective on Odor Use and Detection
While canines are generally considered the gold standard for olfactory detection in many situations other animals provide alternatives and offer a unique opportunity to compare biological detection capabilities. Critical components in successfully studying biological detectors is not only understand...
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| description | While canines are generally considered the gold standard for olfactory detection in many situations other animals provide alternatives and offer a unique opportunity to compare biological detection capabilities. Critical components in successfully studying biological detectors is not only understanding their anatomical evidence for olfaction, but also, understanding the life history of the species to better direct the potential of an olfactory task. Here, a brief overview is provided presenting a comparative viewpoint on the use of odors by birds and canines over a range of unique detection scenarios. Similar to canines, birds use olfactory information in various natural oriented contexts where odors are dispersed over a widespread spatial range. Comparing these two distinctive animal models, and current trends in physiological and behavioral assessments may open the door for novel uses of birds as biological sensors in forensic applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6cb76ad574194bb5ab868c7118b2bab72022-12-21T22:59:12ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Veterinary Science2297-17692018-08-01510.3389/fvets.2018.00188384463Birds and Dogs: Toward a Comparative Perspective on Odor Use and DetectionPaola A. Prada0Kenneth G. Furton1Department of Environmental Toxicology, Institute for Forensic Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United StatesDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, International Forensic Research Institute, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United StatesWhile canines are generally considered the gold standard for olfactory detection in many situations other animals provide alternatives and offer a unique opportunity to compare biological detection capabilities. Critical components in successfully studying biological detectors is not only understanding their anatomical evidence for olfaction, but also, understanding the life history of the species to better direct the potential of an olfactory task. Here, a brief overview is provided presenting a comparative viewpoint on the use of odors by birds and canines over a range of unique detection scenarios. Similar to canines, birds use olfactory information in various natural oriented contexts where odors are dispersed over a widespread spatial range. Comparing these two distinctive animal models, and current trends in physiological and behavioral assessments may open the door for novel uses of birds as biological sensors in forensic applications.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2018.00188/fullbiological detectionodorcaninesbirdsolfaction |
| spellingShingle | Paola A. Prada Kenneth G. Furton Birds and Dogs: Toward a Comparative Perspective on Odor Use and Detection Frontiers in Veterinary Science biological detection odor canines birds olfaction |
| title | Birds and Dogs: Toward a Comparative Perspective on Odor Use and Detection |
| title_full | Birds and Dogs: Toward a Comparative Perspective on Odor Use and Detection |
| title_fullStr | Birds and Dogs: Toward a Comparative Perspective on Odor Use and Detection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Birds and Dogs: Toward a Comparative Perspective on Odor Use and Detection |
| title_short | Birds and Dogs: Toward a Comparative Perspective on Odor Use and Detection |
| title_sort | birds and dogs toward a comparative perspective on odor use and detection |
| topic | biological detection odor canines birds olfaction |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2018.00188/full |
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