Testing detection and discrimination of vegetation chemical cues in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum

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Schleich, Cristian; Zenuto, Roxana Rita
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2010
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Previous studies on the subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum (tuco-tuco) have shown that this species has the ability to use olfaction to orient their digging while foraging. As a continuation of these works, we assess whether direct contact with vegetation chemical signals is required for food odour recognition, and whether this subterranean rodent is also able to discriminate plants of different nutritional quality by the chemical signals released by them into the soil. First, we test animal responses to plant extracts and controls (water) covered with a wire mesh or without it. Also, we assess individual digging response in an artificial Y-maze whose arms were filled with soil in which plants of different nutritional quality have been grown. The results of this study suggest that (i) volatile chemical cues allow food odour recognition and direct contact with the odour source does not enhance such recognition in C. talarum, and (ii) olfaction could play a key role in the finding of food patches, allowing individuals to direct their excavation towards plant species of high nutritional quality. © 2010 Dipartimento di Biologia Evoluzionistica dell'Universitá, Firenze, Italia.
Fil: Schleich, Cristian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: Zenuto, Roxana Rita. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
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SUBTERRANEAN RODENT
CTENOMYS TALARUM
OLFACTION
FOOD ODORS
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Testing detection and discrimination of vegetation chemical cues in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum
title Testing detection and discrimination of vegetation chemical cues in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum
spellingShingle Testing detection and discrimination of vegetation chemical cues in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum
Schleich, Cristian
SUBTERRANEAN RODENT
CTENOMYS TALARUM
OLFACTION
FOOD ODORS
title_short Testing detection and discrimination of vegetation chemical cues in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum
title_full Testing detection and discrimination of vegetation chemical cues in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum
title_fullStr Testing detection and discrimination of vegetation chemical cues in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum
title_full_unstemmed Testing detection and discrimination of vegetation chemical cues in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum
title_sort Testing detection and discrimination of vegetation chemical cues in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Schleich, Cristian
Zenuto, Roxana Rita
author Schleich, Cristian
author_facet Schleich, Cristian
Zenuto, Roxana Rita
author_role author
author2 Zenuto, Roxana Rita
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv SUBTERRANEAN RODENT
CTENOMYS TALARUM
OLFACTION
FOOD ODORS
topic SUBTERRANEAN RODENT
CTENOMYS TALARUM
OLFACTION
FOOD ODORS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Previous studies on the subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum (tuco-tuco) have shown that this species has the ability to use olfaction to orient their digging while foraging. As a continuation of these works, we assess whether direct contact with vegetation chemical signals is required for food odour recognition, and whether this subterranean rodent is also able to discriminate plants of different nutritional quality by the chemical signals released by them into the soil. First, we test animal responses to plant extracts and controls (water) covered with a wire mesh or without it. Also, we assess individual digging response in an artificial Y-maze whose arms were filled with soil in which plants of different nutritional quality have been grown. The results of this study suggest that (i) volatile chemical cues allow food odour recognition and direct contact with the odour source does not enhance such recognition in C. talarum, and (ii) olfaction could play a key role in the finding of food patches, allowing individuals to direct their excavation towards plant species of high nutritional quality. © 2010 Dipartimento di Biologia Evoluzionistica dell'Universitá, Firenze, Italia.
Fil: Schleich, Cristian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
Fil: Zenuto, Roxana Rita. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina
description Previous studies on the subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum (tuco-tuco) have shown that this species has the ability to use olfaction to orient their digging while foraging. As a continuation of these works, we assess whether direct contact with vegetation chemical signals is required for food odour recognition, and whether this subterranean rodent is also able to discriminate plants of different nutritional quality by the chemical signals released by them into the soil. First, we test animal responses to plant extracts and controls (water) covered with a wire mesh or without it. Also, we assess individual digging response in an artificial Y-maze whose arms were filled with soil in which plants of different nutritional quality have been grown. The results of this study suggest that (i) volatile chemical cues allow food odour recognition and direct contact with the odour source does not enhance such recognition in C. talarum, and (ii) olfaction could play a key role in the finding of food patches, allowing individuals to direct their excavation towards plant species of high nutritional quality. © 2010 Dipartimento di Biologia Evoluzionistica dell'Universitá, Firenze, Italia.
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