Individuals occupying dominant and subordinate positions in social hierarchies exhibit
divergent behaviours, physiology and neural functioning. Dominant animals express higher …

Sexual selection has been studied as a major evolutionary driver of animal diversity for
roughly 50 years. Much evidence indicates that competition for mates favors elaborate …

The function of chemical signalling in non-territorial solitary carnivores is still relatively
unclear. Studies on territorial solitary and social carnivores have highlighted odour …

White rhinos, Ceratotherium simum, use dung odours to transmit information about their sex,
age, territorial status (males) and oestrous state. Moreover, as white rhinos defecate in …

In conjoining the disciplines of “ethology” and “chemistry” the field of “Ethochemistry” has
been instituted. Ethochemistry is an effective tool in conservation efforts of endangered …

Analyses the growth and development of pheromone biology research productivity in India
in terms of publication output as reflected in Science Citation Index (SCI) for the period 1978 …

The determination of the reproductive status is one of the most important factors for effective
wild life conservation and management, and effective use of assisted reproductive …

Recent advances in non-invasively collected samples have opened up new and exciting
opportunities for wildlife research. Different types of samples, however, involve different …

Pheromones are substances secreted to the outside of the body by an individual and they
are used for communication between animals. Pheromones can code for species …

In mammals, the chemical profiles of individuals are complex and variable mixtures, and
animals perceive information based on variation in the overall quality of these mixtures. A …