The use of odors at different spatial scales: Comparing birds with fish
The use of odors at different spatial scales: Comparing birds with fish
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DOI：
10.1007/s10886-008-9493-4
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发表时间：
2008-07-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Nevitt, Gabrielle A.
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作者：
DeBose, Jennifer L.;Nevitt, Gabrielle A.
鲑鱼穿越数百公里的开阔海洋和蜿蜒的河流，回到它们出生的溪流中产卵；原贝类海鸟在数千公里的海洋表面翱翔，寻找觅食机会，并准确地返回它们的筑巢岛屿。这些大规模的嗅觉引导行为是迄今为止所描述的动物导航中最戏剧性的例子之一。在更近的距离内，嗅觉可以用于跟踪猎物、巢穴位置和配偶选择等各种行为。鱼类和鸟类在解释液体介质中的嗅觉信息时都面临着类似的问题，在液体介质中，气味以丝状斑块的形式分散。与昆虫类似，昆虫被用作研究与嗅觉相关的行为的模式生物，少数被研究的鱼类和鸟类倾向于将嗅觉信息与其他感官方式结合使用。与昆虫类似，鱼类和鸟类也使用振荡或横流运动作为采样机制。这篇综述比较了鱼和鸟在从数千公里到不到一米的空间尺度上使用气味的情况。在这样做的过程中，我们确定了关于这些不同生物体群体的嗅觉生态的行为相似性和需要解决的新问题。
Salmon travel hundreds of kilometers of open ocean and meandering rivers to return to their natal stream to spawn; procellariiform seabirds soar over thousands of kilometers of the ocean's surface searching for foraging opportunities and accurately return to their nesting islands. These large-scale olfactory-guided behaviors are among the most dramatic examples of animal navigation ever described. At much closer ranges, the sense of smell can be used for behaviors as diverse as tracking prey, nest location, and mate selection. Both fish and birds face similar problems interpreting olfactory information in fluid mediums where odors are dispersed as filamentous patches. Similar to insects, which have served as model organisms for investigating olfactory related behaviors, the few fish and bird species that have been studied tend to use olfactory information in conjunction with other sensory modalities. Similar to insects, fish and birds also employ oscillatory or cross-stream movement as sampling mechanisms. This review compares and contrasts the use of odors by fish and birds over a range of spatial scales that span from thousands of kilometers to less than a meter. In so doing, we identify behavioral similarities and new questions that need to be addressed regarding the olfactory ecology of these diverse groups of organisms.