ABSTRACT
Sources ................................................................................................ 37 2.5 Variable Responses to Fixed Olfactory Signals.............................................. 39
2.5.1 Changes in Responsiveness to Olfactory Signals According to Physiological Status ............................................................................ 39
2.5.2 Plurimodality Interactions ..................................................................40 2.5.3 Plasticity in Response: Better Facing the Risks of
Communication? ................................................................................. 41 2.6 Facing Poorly Specific or Variable Signals .................................................... 41
2.6.1 Dealing with the Ubiquity of Some Chemical Signals: Context Dependence......................................................................................... 42
2.6.2 Dealing with Variable Odors: Generalization .................................... 42 2.6.3 Sensitization and Learning ................................................................. 43
2.7 Concluding Remarks ...................................................................................... 45 Acknowledgments ....................................................................................................46 References ................................................................................................................46
