Morphology of the white-tailed deer tarsal gland

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 117-122

  Osborn, David A ^a   Miller, Karl V ^a   Hoffman, Douglas M ^a   Dickerson, William H ^a   Gassett, Jonathan W ^a   Quist, Charlotte F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apocrine; Odocoileus virginianus; Scent communication; Sebaceous; Tarsal gland

Indexed keywords

ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 0034103833     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.00-12     Document Type: Article

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