The brain of the African wild dog. II. The olfactory system

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Employing a range of neuroanatomical stains, we detail the organization of the main and accessory olfactory systems of the African wild dog. The organization of both these systems follows that typically observed in mammals, but variations of interest were noted. Within the main olfactory bulb, the size of the glomeruli, at approximately 350 μm in diameter, are on the larger end of the range observed across mammals. In addition, we estimate that approximately 3,500 glomeruli are present in each main olfactory bulb. This larger main olfactory bulb glomerular size and number of glomeruli indicates that enhanced peripheral processing of a broad range of odorants is occurring in the main olfactory bulb of the African wild dog. Within the accessory olfactory bulb, the glomeruli did not appear distinct, rather forming a homogenous syncytia-like arrangement as seen in the domestic dog. In addition, the laminar organization of the deeper layers of the accessory olfactory bulb was indistinct, perhaps as a consequence of the altered architecture of the glomeruli. This arrangement of glomeruli indicates that rather than parcellating the processing of semiochemicals peripherally, these odorants may be processed in a more nuanced and combinatorial manner in the periphery, allowing for more rapid and precise behavioral responses as required in the highly social group structure observed in the African wild dog. While having a similar organization to that of other mammals, the olfactory system of the African wild dog has certain features that appear to correlate to their environmental niche.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:528

Enthalten in:

The Journal of comparative neurology - 528(2020), 18 vom: 15. Dez., Seite 3285-3304

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chengetanai, Samson [VerfasserIn]
Bhagwandin, Adhil [VerfasserIn]
Bertelsen, Mads F [VerfasserIn]
Hård, Therese [VerfasserIn]
Hof, Patrick R [VerfasserIn]
Spocter, Muhammad A [VerfasserIn]
Manger, Paul R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Accessory olfactory bulb
Carnivora
Journal Article
Olfaction
RRID: AB_10000321
RRID: AB_10000323
RRID: AB_10000340
RRID: AB_10000343
RRID: AB_11204707
RRID: AB_2079751
RRID: AB_2088494
RRID: AB_2187552
RRID: AB_509997
RRID: AB_91545
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Semiochemicals
Sociality

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Date Completed 25.11.2021

Date Revised 25.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/cne.25007

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313728798