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

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dc.contributor.authorDeppe, Anja M.
dc.contributor.authorKushnick, Geoff
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-02T03:34:27Z
dc.date.issued2020-08-08
dc.date.updated2020-11-15T07:28:05Z
dc.description.abstractPredator 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 experiment took place under controlled conditions in a laboratory where we recorded the occurrence of four behavioral categories (ignore, curiosity, alert, and fear) in response to a single odor. Subjects exhibited behavioral change significantly more often in response to the predator than to control stimuli, but did not distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar predators. Mammalian predator urine and feces were most likely to elicit behavioral change. The owl was the only predator to never elicit behavioral change, possibly because owls do not provide relevant odor cues. A second experiment employing live traps in the forest found that neither predator nor control odors affected the likelihood of capture. Due to their longevity, odors do not provide accurate information of spatial and temporal risk, and while mouse lemurs may have initially hesitated to enter a trap, in the absence of additional information about risk, they may have eventually ignored the stimuli. This study found that brown mouse lemurs are able to distinguish between predator and nonpredator odors, and that risk assessment may be affected by the experience, as well as predator and sensory stimulus quality.en_AU
dc.description.sponsorshipIdea Wild; Primate Conservation Inc.; National Science Foundation, Grant/Award Numbers: 0721233, 0726166; Stony Brook University, Grant/Award Number: Graduate student grant; Conservation International, Primate Action Funden_AU
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.citationDeppe AM, Kushnick G. Olfactory predator recognition in the brown mouse lemur (Microcebus rufus) in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. Am J Primatol. 2020;82:e23184. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23184en_AU
dc.identifier.issn1098-2345en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/221236
dc.language.isoen_AUen_AU
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Incen_AU
dc.rights© 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLCen_AU
dc.sourceAmerican Journal of Primatolotyen_AU
dc.subjectantipredation behavioren_AU
dc.subjectnocturnal primateen_AU
dc.subjectpredationen_AU
dc.subjectsensory ecologyen_AU
dc.subjecttrappingen_AU
dc.titleOlfactory predator recognition in the brown mouse lemur (Microcebus rufus) in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascaren_AU
dc.typeJournal articleen_AU
dcterms.dateAccepted2020-07-14
local.bibliographicCitation.issue10en_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage12en_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage1en_AU
local.contributor.affiliationDeppe, Anja M., Centre ValBioen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationKushnick, Geoff, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.authoremailu5620000@anu.edu.auen_AU
local.contributor.authoruidKushnick, Geoff, u5620000en_AU
local.description.embargo2099-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIESen_AU
local.identifier.absfor160102 - Biological (Physical) Anthropologyen_AU
local.identifier.absseo970106 - Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciencesen_AU
local.identifier.absseo970117 - Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciencesen_AU
local.identifier.ariespublicationu6269649xPUB1046en_AU
local.identifier.citationvolume82en_AU
local.identifier.doi10.1002/ajp.23184en_AU
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByu6269649en_AU
local.publisher.urlhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/en_AU
local.type.statusPublished Versionen_AU

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