Olfactory predator recognition in the brown mouse lemur (Microcebus rufus) in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

• Published in: American journal of primatology Vol. 82; no. 10; pp. e23184 - n/a
• Main Authors: Deppe, Anja M., Kushnick, Geoff
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2020
• Subjects: Animals; Anti-predator behavior; antipredation behavior; Avoidance behavior; Behavior change; Behavior, Animal - physiology; Boidae; Cheirogaleidae - physiology; Chemical stimuli; Controlled conditions; Cues; Curiosity; Fear; Fear & phobias; Feces; Female; Laboratories; Madagascar; Male; Mammals; Microcebus rufus; National parks; nocturnal primate; Odorants; Odors; Olfactory stimuli; predation; Predators; Predatory Behavior; Prey; Rainforests; Risk assessment; Risk perception; sensory ecology; Sensory evaluation; Sensory properties; Stimuli; Stimulus; Strigiformes; trapping; Urine; Madagascar; antipredation behavior; predation; nocturnal primate; trapping; sensory ecology

Predator odors such as urine and feces are known to elicit antipredator behaviors in prey including avoidance, fear, and curiosity. We measured how wild brown mouse lemurs (Microcebus rufus) responded to odors of mammalian, avian, and snake predators as well as nonpredator controls. The first experi...