In 2014, the Chemical Signals in Vertebrates (CSiV) group held its 13th triennial meeting in conjunction with the 30th meeting of the International Society of Chemical Ecology (ISCE). The meeting convened on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This meeting was the first held jointly with these two groups, which share common history and are dedicated to understanding the role of chemical communication in the lives of organisms. This volume is a collection of the proceedings of this meeting and, like the meeting, cover a variety of topics in chemical ecology, including Chemical Ecology of Social Behavior; Chemical Signals ¿ Analysis and Synthesis; Evolution, Genomics, and Transcriptomics of Chemical Signals; Molecular Mechanisms of Semiochemical Perception and Processing; Multimodal Communication; and Neuroethology and Neurophysiology.

Contents Foreword and Dedication            Bruce A. Schulte, Michael H. Ferkin, and Thomas E. Goodwin A Tribute to Robert Johnston (1942-2014)            Michael H. Ferkin and Aras Petrulis Part I. Overviews of Chemical Ecology (in) Vertebrates1.      Are Mammals Just Furry Bugs with Fewer Legs? Convergences in Mammalian and Insect Chemical EcologyMay Berenbaum2.      Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 13: Where We Stand and What May Be NextDietland Müller-Schwarze3.      Assessing The Role of Olfactory Cues in the Early Life History of Coral Reef Fish: Current Methods and Future DirectionsRohan M. Brooker and Danielle L. Dixson4.      A Small Exposé on Bovine Pheromones - with Special Reference to Modifications of the Reproductive CycleKristina Nordéus, Renée Båge, Hans Gustafsson, Robert Glinwood, and Lennart Söderquist Part II. Microbiomes and Chemical Signals5.      Coding of Group-Odor in the Subcaudal Gland Secretion of the European Badger Meles Meles: Chemical Composition and Pouch MicrobiotaChristina D. Buesching, H. Veronica Tinnesand, YungWa Sin, Frank Rosell, Terry Burke, and David W. Macdonald6.      The Role of Bacteria in Chemical Signals of Elephant Musth: Proximate Causes and Biochemical PathwaysThomas E. Goodwin, Innocent H. Harelimana, Laura J. MacDonald, Daniel B. Mark, Aline Umuhire Juru, Qin Yin, James Engman, Randall A. Kopper, Cheryl F. Lichti, Samuel G. Mackintosh, James D. Shoemaker, Mark V. Sutherland, Alan J. Tackett, and Bruce A. Schulte7.      All Paths Converge: Development of a Core Scent Pouch Microbiome in Striped HyenasKevin R. Theis, Arvind Venkataraman, Aaron P. Wagne2, Kay E. Holekamp, and Thomas M. Schmidt8.      Bacterial Communities Associated with Junco Preen Glands: Ramifications for Chemical SignalingDanielle J. Whittaker and Kevin R. Theis Part III. Intraspecific Signaling9.      Age-Related Effects on Individual Discrimination among Meadow Voles, Microtus pennsylvanicusMichael H. Ferkin, Christian T. Vlautin, and Lyndsey M. Pierson10.  Putative pheromone of the indian crestless porcupine, hystrix brachyura Biswatosh Ghosh, Mousumi Poddar-Sarkar, Sibdas Ray, Ratan Lal Brahmachary11.  Chemical cues, Hibernation and Reproduction in Female Short-Beaked Echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus setosus): Implications for Sexual ConflictRachel L. Harris, Elissa Z. Cameron, Noel W. Davies, and Stewart C. Nicol12.  Chemical Analyses Reveal Family Specific Nest Odor Profiles in Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata): A Pilot StudySarah Kohlwey, E. Tobias Krause, Markus Baier, Caroline Müller, and Barbara A. Caspers13.  Exploring the Use of Olfactory Cues in Non-Social Context in Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata)E. Tobias Krause, Johanna Kabbert, and Barbara A. Caspers14.  Variation in Urinary Amino Acids in the Mozambique Tilapia: A Signal of Dominance or Individuality?Olesya Kutsyna,  Zélia Velez, Adelino V.M. Canário, Tina Keller-Costa, and Peter C. Hubbard15.  A Low Phytoestrogen Diet Reduces the Proceptivity but Not the Attractivity of Meadow Voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus)Lyndsey Pierson, Matthew Hetherington, and Michael H. Ferkin16.  Chemical Communication in Indian Blackbuck (Antelope Cervicapra L) in Reference to Dominance and Estrous CycleT. Rajagopal and G. Archunan17.  Asian Elephant Reflections: Chirality CountsL.E.L. Rasmussen, David R. Greenwood, Thomas E. Goodwin, and Bruce A. Schulte Part IV. Interspecific Signaling18.  Detection of Fish and Newt Kairomones by Ovipositing MosquitoesLauren L. Eveland, Jason Bohenek, Alon Silberbush, and William J. Resetarits19.  Evolutionary Aspects of the Use of Predator Odors in Antipredator Strategies of Lumholtz¿s  Tree-Kangaroos (Dendrolagus lumholtzi)Sigrid R. Heise-Pavlov20.  Small Emissions for Big Consequences: Specialized Malodorous Avian Defenses Breed Fluctuations in Brood Parasite-Host InteractionsGregory Röder, Vittorio Baglione, Diana Bolopo, Daniela Canestrari, José M. Marcos, Alfréd Trnka, and Ted C. J. Turlings Part V. Frog Chemosignals21.  A Review of Chemical Defense in Poison Frogs (Dendrobatidae): Ecology, Pharmacokinetics and AutoresistanceJuan C. Santos, Rebecca D. Tarvin, and Lauren A. O'Connell22.  Semiochemicals in Anurans: Testing All Categories with One Poison Frog SpeciesLisa M. Schulte 23.  Chemosignals in Archaic New Zealand FrogsBruce Waldman Part VI. Studies of Domestic and Zoo-Housed Animals24.  Chemical Signals in Giant Panda Urine (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)Martin Dehnhard, Thomas B. Hildebrandt, Cathleen Meerheim, Iain Valentine, and Frank Göritz25.  Semiochemical Communication in Dogs in the Context of Reproductive BehaviorMichä Dzi¿cio¿, Antoni Szumny, Wojciech Ni¿äski, Marcin Wrzosek, Ewa Stäczyk, and Joanna Polikowska26.  Hormonal and Behavioral Responses to Odor Cues in Zoo-Housed African Painted Dogs (Lycaon pictus)Michelle L. Rafacz, Matthew R. Heintz, and Rachel M. Santymire27.  Responses to Domestic Cat Chemical Signals in the House Mouse are Modulated by Early Olfactory ExperienceVera V. Voznessenskaya, Ilya G. Kvasha, Artyom B. Klinov, and Tatiana K. Laktionova Part VII. Field and Analytical Approaches28.  Does Deconvolution Help to Disentangle the Complexities of Mammal Odors?Peter Apps29.  Guideline for Selecting a Method to Collect and Extract Avian Odors in Remote Field: Case of Work on a Sub-Antarctic SeabirdMarianne Gabirot, Jérôme Mardon, Sylvie Campagna, Nigel West, Francesco Bonadonna, and Sandra M. Saunders30.  Pair-Specific Scents Ii African Wild Dogs, Lycaon pictus, and an Example of a Potential Method to Identify Signals within Complex MixturesNeil R. Jordan, Peter J. Apps, Krystyna A. Golabek, and J. Weldon McNutt31.  Automated Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction of Urinary VOCs from Eleven Maned Wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus): A Recursive Workflow Method For GC-MS AnalysisMarieke E. Kester, Elizabeth W. Freeman, Nucharin Songsasen, and Thomas B. Huff32.  Learning and Applications of Chemical Signals in Vertebrates for Human-Wildlife Conflict MitigationBruce A. Schulte33.  An Experimental Test of the Effect of Diet on Preen Wax Composition in New Zealand Silvereyes (Zosterops lateralis)Laura Azzani, Justin L. Rasmussen, Steven Gieseg, and James V. Briskie