Mammalian exocrine secretions. XIII: Constituents of preorbital secretions of bontebok, Damaliscus dorcas dorcas, and blesbok, D. d. phillipsi

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2085-2097

  Burger, B V ^a   Nell, A E ^a,b   Spies, H S C ^a   Le Roux, M ^a   Bigalke, R C ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b National Brands Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chemical communication; Damaliscus dorcas; Exocrine secretions; Mammalian pheromones; Mammalian semiochemicals; Mass spectrometry; Preorbital secretions

Indexed keywords

2 METHYLBUTYRIC ACID; 4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BENZALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; BENZOIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CHOLESTEROL; DIMETHYL SULFONE; HEPTANE; HEXADECANE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; MYRISTIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PENTANE; SQUALENE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTELOPE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOCRINE SECRETION; FEMALE; MALE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; ORBIT;

DAMALISCUS DORCAS;

EID: 0032870474     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021088807149     Document Type: Article

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