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116 The Unfamiliar Scent of Death
Episode 116

116 The Unfamiliar Scent of Death

Herpetological Highlights

June 29, 202227m 46s

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Show Notes

Can the smell of predators put lizards off their lunch? 

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Main Paper Reference:

Webster C, Massaro M, Michael DR, Bambrick D, Riley JL, Nimmo DG. 2018. Native reptiles alter their foraging in the presence of the olfactory cues of invasive mammalian predators. Royal Society Open Science 5:180136. DOI: 10.1098/rsos.180136.

Species of the Bi-Week:

Oliver PM, Rittmeyer EN, Torkkola J, Donnellan SC, Dahl C, Richards SJ. 2020. Multiple trans-Torres Strait colonisations by tree frogs in the Litoria caerulea group, with the description of a new species from New Guinea. Australian Journal of Zoology 68:15.

Other Mentioned Papers/Studies:

Apfelbach R, Parsons MH, Soini HA, Novotny MV. (2015) Are single odorous components of a predator sufficient to elicit defensive behaviors in prey species? Frontiers in Neuroscience. 9, 263. (doi:10. 3389/fnins.2015.00263)

Music:

Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson

Species Bi-week theme – Mike Mooney