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Special areas of volatility research and technology development
Odors from volatile substances acting as social behavioral signals or codes
The ability to recognize individuals or their genetic relatedness has an important role in the social behavior of mammals. Mammalian social systems rely on signals passed between individuals that provide information about sex, reproductive status, individual identity, ownership, competitive ability and health status. Many of these signals take the form of volatile substances that are used to signal at a distance and are sensed by the mammalian olfactory systems. Despite the complexities of all mammalian societies, there are instances where volatile single molecules can act as classical pheromones attracting interest and approach behavior.
A comprehensive review of the research work in this area is available on the Internet.[1]
References
- ↑ Peter Brennan and Keith Kendrick (2006). "Mammalian social odours: attraction and individual recognition". Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 261 (1476): 2061-2078.
- M. de Bruyne and T. C. Baker (2008). "Odor Detection in Insects: Volatile Codes". J. Chem. Eco. 34: 882-897.
- Thi Phuong Thuy Pham, Chul-Woong Cho and Yeoung-Sang Yun (2010). "Environmental fate and toxicity of ionic liquids: A review". Water Research 34 (2): 352-372.
- Michael Freemantle (2009). An Introduction to Ionic Liquids, 1st Edition. Royal Society of Chemistry. ISBN 1-84755-161-0.