Scent communication absence

This exercise is the second of the two experiments deahng with communication via scent marks in mice. In this Open-field Test, we observe scent marking behavior of male mice in response to presence or absence of urine stimuli in their environment. (In fact, the open field arena is enclosed and covered.)... 

Chemical communication is a ubiquitous system that may occur through body contacts or close interactions, and also at distance by scent-marking of substrates. Thus, the absence of the emitters does not break the communication with the receivers of these scents. Chemical communication is also a language that can be decoded in the absence of light and, as such, constitutes a prime mode of communication in nocturnal species. In primates, this system of communication has long been ignored but has recently received a renewed interest in macrosmatic species characterized by a well-developed sense of smell. Among them, lemurs display an extremely sophisticated chemical... 

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