Do anogenital gland secretions of giant panda code for their sexual ability?

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 1986-1995

  Liu, Dingzhen ^a   Yuan, Hong ^a   Tian, Hong ^a   Wei, Rongping ^b   Zhang, Guiquan ^b   Sun, Lixing ^c   Wang, Liwen ^a   Sun, Ruyong ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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

^c CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anogenital gland secretions (AGS); Gas chromatograph mass spectrometry (GC MS); Sexually active; Sexually inactive

Indexed keywords

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA;

EID: 33748947158     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-006-2088-y     Document Type: Review

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