Olfactory individual recognition

Johnston R.E. and Rasmussen K. (1984). Individual recognition of female hamsters by males role of chemical cues and of the olfactory and vomeronasal systems. Physiol Behav 33, 95-104. 

Chemical cues often have to be accompanied, preceded, or succeeded by visual, auditory, or tactile stimuli for appropriate behavior to occur. Bats, for example, use both olfactory and acoustic information for individual recognition (Kunz, 1982). 

Bowers, J. M. and Alexander, B. K. (1967). Mice individual recognition by olfactory cues. Science 158,1208-1210. 

Johnson ME, Atema J (2005) The olfactory pathway for individual recognition in the American lobster Homarus americanus. J Exp Biol 208 2865-2872... 

In the pair-living caridean H. picta, the role of olfactory pheromones in individual recognition has been shown convincingly by simple behavioral observations and... 

In addition to musth state, chemical signals may include individual recognition or recognition of familiarity. Responders unfamiliar to the urine donor performed more olfactory and pre-flehmen responses than familiar responders. This was most dramatic in the subadult age class. Future research could examine how long this increased response is maintained before the responses decrease to the response frequencies observed to familiar urine. Fiulher examination of urine bioactivity could reveal any influence a male s own musth state has on his olfactory interest in musth urine from male conspecifics. The temporary increase in relative dominance acquired by a male in musth may alter a male s olfactory investigation of musth urine con ared to when he is not in musth. 

Hahn, M.E. E.C. Simmel. 1968. Individual recognition by natural concentrations of olfactory cues in mice. Psychon. Sci. 12 183-184. 

Martin I.G. and Beauchamp G.K. (1982). Olfactory recognition of individuals by male cavies (Cavia aperea). J Chem Ecol 8, 1241-1250. 

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