Urinary volatile profiles of the deermouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) pertaining to gender and age

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 417-431

  Ma, Weidong ^a   Wiesler, Donald ^a   Novotny, Milos V ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical communication; Deermouse; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Pheromone candidates

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; KETONE; PHEROMONE; PYRAZINE; PYRIDINE; QUINOLINE; THIAZOLE; VOLATILE AGENT;

CHEMICAL CUE; COMMUNICATION; RODENT; SIGNAL; URINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; REPRODUCTION; SAMPLING; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINARY EXCRETION;

ANIMALIA; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033039092     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020937400480     Document Type: Article

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