Manipulating foraging by mammalian herbivores with plant odours

该项目旨在揭示哺乳动物食草动物在觅食时如何利用树叶气味来检测植物。昆虫追踪植物气味以找到宿主植物，但哺乳动物食草动物如何利用嗅觉觅食以及如何利用嗅觉还不清楚。该项目将为觅食生态学提供新的视角，并将开创新的方法，帮助保护植物使用化学伪装，并帮助保护动物从道路碰撞吸引他们到安全。

This project aims to reveal how mammalian herbivores exploit leaf odour to detect plants while foraging. Insects track plant odour to find host plants, yet how mammalian herbivores use olfaction to forage and how this can be harnessed is unknown. This project will provide new perspectives on foraging ecology, and will pioneer novel ways to help protect plants using chemical camouflage, and to help protect animals from road collisions by attracting them to safety.