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Chemical Profiles of Integumentary and Glandular Substrates in Australian Sea Lion Pups ( Neophoca cinerea )

2019

International audience; Recognition of individuals or classes of individuals plays an important role in the communication systems of many mammals. The ability of otariid (i.e., fur seal and sea lion) females to locate and identify their offspring in colonies after returning from regular foraging trips is essential to successful pup rearing. It has been shown that olfaction is used to confirm the identity of the pup by the mother when they reunite, yet the processes by which this chemical recognition occurs remain unclear. Using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, we examined chemical profiles of integumentary and glandular secretions/excretions from pre- and post-molt Australian sea lion …

0301 basic medicineolfactory recognitionPhysiologyOffspring[SDV.NEU.NB]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]/NeurobiologyForagingZoologyOlfactionBiologyGas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry03 medical and health sciencesBehavioral Neuroscience0302 clinical medicinePhysiology (medical)AnimalsScent Glandsgas chromatography–mass spectrometrymarine mammalspinniped[SDV.NEU.PC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]/Psychology and behaviorAustraliachemical communicationIntegumentary system[SDV.NEU.SC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]/Cognitive SciencesNeophoca cinereabiology.organism_classificationSensory SystemsSea Lions030104 developmental biologyOdormother–offspring recognitionMultivariate AnalysisOdorantsBody regionFemaleFur seal030217 neurology & neurosurgery
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