Species, population and individual specific odors in urine of mole rats (Spalax ehrenbevgi) detected by laboratory rats

Chemoecology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-111

  Heth, Giora ^a   Beauchamp, Gary K ^b   Nevo, Eviatar ^a   Yamazaki, Kunio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Characteristic odors; Chemical communication; Mammalia; Spalax ehrenbergi; Subterranean mole rats

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000580720     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01239487     Document Type: Article

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