Sharing an environment with sick conspecifics alters odors of healthy animals

Sharing an environment with sick conspecifics alters odors of healthy animals

Abstract Body odors change with health status and the odors of sick animals can induce avoidance behaviors in healthy conspecifics. Exposure to sickness odors might also alter the physiology of healthy conspecifics and modify the odors they produce. We hypothesized that exposure to odors of sick (bu...

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Main Authors: Stephanie S. Gervasi, Maryanne Opiekun, Talia Martin, Gary K. Beauchamp, Bruce A. Kimball
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Healthy Conspecifics
Urinary Volatiles
Sick Mice
Urine Donors
Generalization Trials
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32619-4

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32619-4

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