Identification and variation of volatile compounds in sternal gland secretions of male koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1659-1676

  Salamon, M ^a,c   Davies, N W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benzyl cyanide; Essential oils; GC MS; Koala; Nitriles; Phascolarctos cinereus; Phenylacetaldehyde oxime; Principal component analysis; Sternal gland; Terpenes

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031789767     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020868528762     Document Type: Article

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