Potential chemosignals in the anogenital gland secretion of giant pandas, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, associated with sex and individual identity

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 398-407

  Zhang, Jian Xu ^a   Liu, Dingzhen ^b   Sun, Lixing ^c   Wei, Rongping ^d   Zhang, Guiquan ^d   Wu, Honglin ^d   Zhang, Hemin ^d   Zhao, Chenghua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Ailuropoda melanoleuca; Anogenital gland secretions (AGS); Giant panda; Individuality; Pheromone; Sex; Sex specificity

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ADULT; BEAR; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CAPTIVE POPULATION; CHEMICAL CUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SECRETION; SEX PHEROMONE; SIGNALING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAR; FEMALE; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; SCENT GLAND; SECRETION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MALE; PHEROMONES; SCENT GLANDS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; URSIDAE;

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA;

EID: 40849102252     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-008-9441-3     Document Type: Article

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