Kévin Poissenot, Anne-Charlotte Trouillet, Elliott Trives, Chantal Moussu, Didier Chesneau, Maxime Meunier, Virginie Lattard, Areski Chorfa, Fabrice Saez, Joël Drevet, Chrystelle Le Danvic, Patricia Nagnan-Le Meillour, Pablo Chamero, Matthieu Keller
In mammals, especially rodents, social behaviours, such as parenting, territoriality or mate attraction, are largely based on olfactory communication through chemosignals. These behaviours are mediated by species-specific chemosignals, including small organic molecules and proteins that are secreted in the urine or in various fluids from exocrine glands. Chemosignal detection is mainly ensured by olfactory neurons in two specific sensory organs, the vomeronasal organ (VNO) and the main olfactory epithelium (MOE)...
September 10, 2023: Journal of Comparative Physiology. A, Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology