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摘要
Abstract
Contents
Chapter 1:A review of behavioral,hormonal and molecular changes upon exposure to predator odors
1.Behavioral responses to predator odors
1.1.Are all predator odors equal?
1.2.Detection of predation threat through odor
1.3.Defensive behavioral responses
1.4.Effect of chronic exposure to predator odor
1.5.Efleet of predator odor intensity
2.Physiological responses to predator odors
2.1.Physiology of stress response
2.2.Endocrine response to stress
2.3.Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal axis(HPA)
2.4.Animal recognition and physiological responses to predator odors
3.Changes of gene expression in response to predator threat
3.1.Immediate early genes
3.2.Pallern of induction of ΔFosB
4.Purpose of this dissertation
References
Chapter 2:Behavioral and neuroendocrine response of Brandt’s voles,Lasiopodomys brandtii,to odors of different species
1.Materials and methods
1.1.Animals
1.2.Odors
1.3.Testing apparatus and procedures
1.4.Measurements of behavioral responses
1.5.Measurement of physiological variables
1.6.Relative quantitation of brain c-fos mRNA using real-time polymerase chain reaction
1.7.Data analysis
2.Results
2.1.Behavioral responses upon exposure to different odors
2.2.Hormonal responses upon exposure to different odors
2.3.c-fos mRNA expression level upon exposure to different odors
3.Discussion
References
Chapter 3:Defensive responses of Brandt’s voles(Lasiopodomys brandtii)to chronic predatory stress
1.Materials and methods
1.1 Animals
1.2.Odor source
1.3.Testing apparatus
1.4.Testing Procedures
1.5.Measurements of behavioral responses
1.6.Measurement of physiological variables
1.7.Relative quantitation of brain AfosB mRNA using real-time polymerase chain reaction
1.8.Data analysis
2.Results
2.1.Behavioral responses to repeated exposure to cat feces
2.2.Hormonal responses upon repeated cat feces exposure
2.3.ΔfosB mRNA expression levels upon repeated exposure to cat feces
3.Discussion
References
Chapter 4:Defensive responses of Brandt’s voles(Lasiopodomys brandtii)to stored cat feces
1.Material and methods
1.1.Animals
1.2.Odor and Animal Grouping
1.3.Testing Apparatus
1.4.Procedures
1.5.Measurements of behavioral responses
1.6.Measurement of physiological variables
1.7.Relative quantitation of brain c-fos mRNA using real-time polymerase chain reaction
1.8.Data Analysis
2.Results
2.1.Behavioral Responses upon Exposure to Cat Feces of Different Storage Periods
2.2.Hormonal Responses upon Exposure to Cat Feces of Different Storage Periods
2.3.c-fos mRNA Expression Level upon Exposure to Cat Feces of Different Storage Periods
3.Discussion
References
Conclusion
Acknowledgment
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