We live in a world that is largely socially constructed, and we are constantly involved in and
fundamentally influenced by a broad array of complex social interactions. Social behaviors …

The biological olfactory system is the sensory system responsible for the detection of the
chemical composition of the environment. Several attempts to mimic biological olfactory …

We report the sequencing at 131× coverage, de novo assembly and analyses of the genome
of a female Tibetan wild boar. We also resequenced the whole genomes of 30 Tibetan wild …

The medial amygdala (MeA) plays a critical role in processing species-and sex-specific
signals that trigger social and defensive behaviors. However, the principles by which this …

Mammalian pheromones control a myriad of innate social behaviors and acutely regulate
hormone levels. Responses to pheromones are highly robust, reproducible, and stereotyped …

Pheromones have been found in species in almost every part of the animal kingdom,
including mammals. Pheromones (a molecule or defined combination of molecules) are …

The vomeronasal organ (VNO) has a key role in mediating the social and defensive
responses of many terrestrial vertebrates to species-and sex-specific chemosignals. More …

Trophallaxis is a complex social fluid exchange emblematic of social insects and of ants in
particular. Trophallaxis behaviors are present in approximately half of all ant genera …

In mice, various instinctive behaviors can be triggered by olfactory input. Despite growing
knowledge of the brain regions involved in such behaviors, the organization of the neural …

Animal–animal recognition within, and across species, is essential for predator avoidance
and social interactions. Despite its essential role in orchestrating responses to animal cues …