Volatile components in dorsal gland secretions of the collared peccary, Tayassu tajacu (Tayassuidae, Mammalia)

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1307-1314

  Waterhouse, John S ^a   Ke, Jia ^a   Pickett, John A ^b   Weldon, Paul J ^c  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

branched chain esters; collared peccary; Dorsal gland; geranylgeraniol; springene; squalene; straight chain esters; Tayassu tajacu

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; PECARI TAJACU; TAYASSU; TAYASSU TAJACU; TAYASSUIDAE;

EID: 0029829439     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02266967     Document Type: Article

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