Contribution of anal scent gland and urinary odorants to mate recognition in the ferret

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 871-875

  Cloe, A L ^a   Woodley, S K ^a   Waters, P ^a   Zhou, H ^a   Baum, M J ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Olfactory nervous system; Partner preference; Pheromones; Sex dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE; VOLATILE AGENT;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FERRET; HYSTERECTOMY; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OVARIECTOMY; PERIANAL GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCENT GLAND; SEX; STIMULUS;

EID: 4644291332     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2004.07.006     Document Type: Article

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