Symbiotic microbial communities affect the host immune system and produce molecules
contributing to the odor of an individual. In many mammalian species, saliva and vaginal …

In vertebrates, reproductive endocrine concentrations are strongly differentiated by sex, with
androgen biases typifying males and estrogen biases typifying females. These sex …

Olfactory communication is an important mediator of social interactions in mammals, thought
to provide information about an individual's identity and current social, reproductive, and …

For female mammals, communicating the timing of ovulation is essential for reproduction.
Olfactory communication via volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can play a key role. We …

The development of the civet coffee industry in Indonesia has drawn critical attention to how
humans and civets live together in the shadow of the global coffee trade. Since 2006, coffee …

The binturong is a medium size carnivore belonging to the Viverrid family that lives in dense
forests of South-East Asia. In addition to the protection of this vulnerable species in its …

This chapter covers the diseases and pathology of multiple taxonomic groups within the
order Carnivora including Procyonidae several of the Feliformia carnivores. The …

Civet coffee, or kopi luwak as it is called in Indonesian, consists of coffee beans retrieved
from the feces of civets, or cat-like, omnivorous, arboreal, nocturnal mammals. These beans …

Simple Summary The conditions afforded to zoo animals across the globe remain diverse
and disparate. This paper brings two forms of animal commodification into dialogue:(1) the …

Olfactory communication is an important mediator of social interactions in mammals,
providing information about an individual's identity and current social, reproductive, and …