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Title:		Kairomonal communication in mice is concentration-dependent with a proportional discrimination threshold
Author(s):		Vasudevan A; Vyas A;
Address:		"School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637551, Singapore"
Journal Title:		F1000Res
Year:		2013
Volume:		20130923
Issue:
Page Number:		195 -
DOI:		10.12688/f1000research.2-195.v2
ISSN/ISBN:		2046-1402 (Print) 2046-1402 (Electronic) 2046-1402 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Odors of predators are often co-opted by prey species to serve as warning signals. Perceptual properties of such kairomonal communication are under studied despite their common use in many mammals. We demonstrate that the kairomonal response in mice to rat odors varies monotonically with the volume of rat odor. Moreover, the ability of mice to differentiate between two strengths of rat odors is dependent on the ratio of the two concentrations. These results show that mice can compare kairomonal strength over a large range of values, and that kairomonal communication follows Weber's law"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEVasudevan, Anand Vyas, Ajai eng England 2014/02/21 F1000Res. 2013 Sep 23; 2:195. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.2-195.v2. eCollection 2013"