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Vet Res Commun

Title:		The role of vibrissae in behavior: a status review
Author(s):		Ahl AS;
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Journal Title:		Vet Res Commun
Year:		1986
Volume:		10
Issue:		4
Page Number:		245 - 268
DOI:		10.1007/BF02213989
ISSN/ISBN:		0165-7380 (Print) 0165-7380 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Vibrissae or tactile hairs are an important part of the tactile sensory apparatus of many mammals. A wide range of suggested functions found in the literature include food acquisition, prey attack, aggression and attack behavior, facial expression in intraspecies communications, dispersion of pheromones, maintaining head position in swimming, and a wide range of environmental monitoring (e.g., current detection in water, wind direction on land). There is little work done specifically on domestic animals or their feral relatives. Work on the tactile senses in general and vibrissae in particular is an open field of study. A set of general questions for study of vibrissa function in domestic animals is presented"
Keywords:		"Aggression/physiology Animal Communication Animals Animals, Wild/physiology Behavior, Animal/*physiology Environment Feeding Behavior/physiology Learning/physiology Mammals/physiology Mutation Predatory Behavior/physiology Social Behavior Swimming Vibriss;"
Notes:		"MedlineAhl, A S eng Review Switzerland 1986/07/01 Vet Res Commun. 1986 Jul; 10(4):245-68. doi: 10.1007/BF02213989"