Predator-Prey Dynamics: The Role of Olfaction

ISBN-13: 9780367389291 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 264 str.

Michael R. Conover

Opis

By presenting an abundance of scientific evidence throughout the text on olfaction and the olfactory concealment theory, Predator-Prey Dynamics reshapes the way that scientists view animal behavior. The olfactory concealment theory demonstrates that olfaction is an effective method used by predators to locate prey because animals constantly release a stream of odorants.  However, animals can minimize their risk of being detected by an olfactory predator by hiding where updrafts, turbulence and suboptimal wind speeds occur (all predictable in time and space).  Using published literature to test predictions, this book will help biologists and wildlife professionals manage olfactory predators and their prey.

Spis treści

Olfactory Predators and Odorants,  Detecting and Locating Prey Through Depositional Odor Trails,  Using Airborne Odorants to Detect the Presence of Prey,  Using Odor Plumes to Locate Prey and the Impact of Convection,  Experimental Evidence that Updrafts and Turbulence Hinder the Ability of Predators to Find Prey Using Olfaction, Turbulence Caused by Isolated Surface Features, Turbulence Over Rough Surfaces, Turbulence Within and Below Plant Canopies, Trade-Offs Required to Achieve Optimal Hiding Strategies, Impact of Olfactory Predators on the Behavior of Female Ungulates During Parturition and on the Behavior of Their Young,  Do Nest Site Characteristics Influence Nest Predation Rates by Olfactory Predators? Do Weather, Convection, Isolated Surface Features, or Shelterbelts Influence Nest Predation Rates of Olfactory Predators? Do Prairies, Savannas, Forests, or Edge Habitats Influence Nest Predation Rates of Olfactory Predators? Using the Physics of Airflow to Redefine Common Ecological Terms, Epilogue, References, Appendices, Index

O autorze

Conover, Michael R.