Chemical communication in the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca): The role of age in the signaller and assessor

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 259, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-178

  White, A M ^a   Swaisgood, R R ^a   Zhang, H ^b  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda   (China)

Author keywords

Ailuropoda melanoleuca; Competition; Development; Odour discrimination; Oestrus; Scent marking

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; COMMUNICATION; OLFACTION; SCENT MARKING;

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; MELANOLEUCA; PANDA;

EID: 0037325101     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836902003187     Document Type: Article

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