Chemical Signals of Elephant Musth: Temporal Aspects of Microbially-Mediated Modifications

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-87

  Goodwin, Thomas E ^a   Broederdorf, Laura J ^a   Burkert, Blake A ^a   Hirwa, Innocent H ^a   Mark, Daniel B ^a   Waldrip, Zach J ^a   Kopper, Randall A ^a   Sutherland, Mark V ^a   Freeman, Elizabeth W ^b   Hollister Smith, Julie A ^c   Schulte, Bruce A ^d  

^a HENDRIX COLLEGE   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African elephant; Asian elephant; Elephas maximus; Loxodonta africana; Mammalian chemical signals; Microbial metabolism; Musth; Solid phase dynamic extraction (SPDE)

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; PHEROMONE;

AGGRESSION; ANDROGEN; CHEMICAL CUE; CONSPECIFIC; ELEPHANT; FOOD INTAKE; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEMIOCHEMICAL; SERUM; URINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CENTRIFUGATION; CHEMISTRY; ELEPHANT; FEMALE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TIME; URINE;

ALKANES; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CENTRIFUGATION; ELEPHANTS; FEMALE; MALE; PHEROMONES; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84856388498     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-011-0056-8     Document Type: Article

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