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Dogs have an extraordinary olfactory capability, which far exceeds that of humans. Dogs’ sense of smell seems to be the main sense, allowing them to not only gather both current and historical information about their surrounding environment, but ...
1 lut 2024 · Domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) have excellent olfactory processing capabilities that are utilized widely in human society e.g., working with customs, police, and army; their scent detection is also used in guarding, hunting, mold-sniffing, searching for missing people or animals, and facilitating the life of the disabled.
21 sie 2021 · Here, we provide an overview of canine olfaction, discussing aspects connected with anatomy, physiology, behavioral aspects of sniffing, and factors influencing the olfactory abilities of the...
The most important characteristic of the detection canine is its sense of smell. ... The current literature contains conflicting information about breed-specific olfactory capacity. Jezierski ... Polgar Z, Kinnunen M, Ujvary D, Miklosi A, Gacsi M. A test of canine olfactory capacity: comparing various dog breeds and wolves in a natural ...
8 lut 2021 · Here we investigate how domestic dogs search for their owners using their excellent olfactory sense. We raise the question whether dogs have a representation of someone when they smell their...
13 lis 2011 · In this review we first describe the different olfactory systems that exist and the different odorant receptors that are expressed in those systems. We then focus on the dog olfactory receptors by describing the olfactory receptor gene repertoire and its polymorphisms.
A dog's sensory experience of the world is guided largely by its nose. Unlike upright humans who have evolved to depend on high acuity vision, the macrosmatic dog relies heavily on a highly developed olfactory system to detect environmental information relevant for survival.
