Individual signatures in scent gland secretions of Eurasian deer

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 251, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 399-410

  Lawson, R E ^a   Putman, R J ^b   Fielding, A H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical signalling; Deer; Gas chromatography; Individual identification

Indexed keywords

ODOR; SCENT MARKING; UNGULATE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS NIPPON; DAMA DAMA; HYDROPOTES INERMIS; MUNTIACUS REEVESI;

EID: 0034234265     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836900007147     Document Type: Article

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