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Olfactory sensitivity for aliphatic esters in spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi).
Hernandez Salazar, Laura Teresa; Laska, Matthias; Rodriguez Luna, Ernesto.
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  • Hernandez Salazar LT; Instituto de Neuro-Etologia, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Mexico.
Behav Neurosci ; 117(6): 1142-9, 2003 Dec.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14674835
Using a conditioning paradigm, the authors investigated the olfactory sensitivity of 3 spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) for a homologous series of aliphatic esters (ethyl acetate to n-octyl acetate) and isomeric forms of some of these substances. With all odorants, the monkeys significantly discriminated concentrations below 1 ppm from the odorless solvent, and in several cases, individual monkeys even demonstrated thresholds below 1 ppb. The results showed spider monkeys to have a high olfactory sensitivity for aliphatic esters, which for the majority of substances matches or even is better than that of species such as the rat, the mouse, or the dog. These findings support the assumption that between-species comparisons of neuroanatomical features are poor predictors of olfactory performance.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Olfato / Cebidae / Ésteres / Acetatos / Odorantes Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Behav Neurosci Ano de publicação: 2003 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: México País de publicação: Estados Unidos
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Olfato / Cebidae / Ésteres / Acetatos / Odorantes Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Behav Neurosci Ano de publicação: 2003 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: México País de publicação: Estados Unidos