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Jane L. Hurst is a researcher affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily focuses on the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences with a notable emphasis on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

Their recent papers demonstrate contributions to diverse areas within biological sciences. These include:

  • "The pheromone darcin drives a circuit for innate and reinforced behaviours," 2020, published in Nature
  • "The characteristic response of domestic cats to plant iridoids allows them to gain chemical defense against mosquitoes," 2021, published in Science Advances
  • "Harmonizing Labeling and Analytical Strategies to Obtain Protein Turnover Rates in Intact Adult Animals," 2022, published in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics
  • "Revealing mechanisms of mating plug function under sexual selection," 2020, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Social status and ejaculate composition in the house mouse," 2020, published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Jane L. Hurst frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • iScience
  • Open Biology

Collaborations are an important aspect of their scientific work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Robert J. Beynon
  • Paula Stockley
  • Amanda J. Davidson
  • Reiko Uenoyama
  • Tamako Miyazaki

Overall, Jane L. Hurst's research encompasses a broad range of studies within animal behavior, sensory biology, and ecological interactions, contributing to the understanding of both neuroendocrine mechanisms and evolutionary processes.

Best Publications

  • Individual recognition in mice mediated by major urinary proteins

    Jane L. Hurst;Caroline E. Payne;Charlotte M. Nevison;Amr D. Marie

  • Scent wars: the chemobiology of competitive signalling in mice.

    Jane L. Hurst;Robert J. Beynon

  • Darcin: a male pheromone that stimulates female memory and sexual attraction to an individual male's odour

    Sarah A. Roberts;Deborah M. Simpson;Stuart D. Armstrong;Amanda J. Davidson

  • Urine marking in populations of wild house mice Mus domesticus Rutty. III. Communication between the sexes

    Jane L. Hurst

  • Proteins in urine scent marks of male house mice extend the longevity of olfactory signals

    Jane L. Hurst;Duncan H.L. Robertson;Ursula Tolladay;Robert J. Beynon

  • The Genetic Basis of Individual-Recognition Signals in the Mouse

    Sarah A. Cheetham;Michael D. Thom;Francine Jury;William E.R. Ollier

  • Urinary proteins and the modulation of chemical scents in mice and rats.

    Robert J Beynon;Jane L Hurst

  • The Genetic Basis of Inbreeding Avoidance in House Mice

    Amy L. Sherborne;Michael D. Thom;Steve Paterson;Francine Jury

  • Multiple roles of major urinary proteins in the house mouse, Mus domesticus.

    Robert Beynon;J L Hurst

  • Scent marks as reliable signals of the competitive ability of mates

    Tracey J Rich;Jane L Hurst

  • Pheromonal Induction of Spatial Learning in Mice

    Sarah A. Roberts;Amanda J. Davidson;Lynn McLean;Robert J. Beynon

  • Female recognition and assessment of males through scent.

    Jane L. Hurst

  • The competing countermarks hypothesis: reliable assessment of competitive ability by potential mates

    Tracey J. Rich;Jane L. Hurst

  • Unravelling the chemical basis of competitive scent marking in house mice.

    R.E. Humphries;D.H.L. Robertson;R.J. Beynon;J.L. Hurst

  • Limited variation in the major urinary proteins of laboratory mice.

    Sarah A. Cheetham;Abigail L. Smith;Stuart D. Armstrong;Robert J. Beynon

  • Positional proteomics: selective recovery and analysis of N-terminal proteolytic peptides

    Lucy McDonald;Duncan H L Robertson;Jane L Hurst;Robert J Beynon

  • The functions of urine marking in a free-living population of house mice, Mus domesticus Rutty

    Jane L. Hurst

  • Refining rodent husbandry: the mouse Report of the Rodent Refinement Working Party

    M. Jennings;G. R. Batchelor;P. F. Brain;A. Dick

  • The priming effects of urine substrate marks on interactions between male house mice, Mus musculus domesticus Schwarz & Schwarz

    Jane L. Hurst

  • Behavioural variation in wild house mice Mus domesticus Rutty: A quantitative assessment of female social organization

    Jane L. Hurst

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Beynon
Robert J. Beynon University of Liverpool
Paula Stockley
Paula Stockley University of Liverpool
Christopher J. Barnard
Christopher J. Barnard University of Nottingham
Simon J. Gaskell
Simon J. Gaskell Plymouth University
Francis Gilbert
Francis Gilbert University of Nottingham
Simon J. Hubbard
Simon J. Hubbard Manchester Academic Health Science Centre
Steve Paterson
Steve Paterson University of Liverpool
Lu-Yun Lian
Lu-Yun Lian University of Liverpool
Malcolm J. Bennett
Malcolm J. Bennett University of Nottingham
Peter K. McGregor
Peter K. McGregor Cornwall College

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