Evidence for a bacterial mechanism for group-specific social odors among hyenas

Scientific Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Theis, Kevin R ^a   Schmidt, Thomas M ^a   Holekamp, Kay E ^b  

^a Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; CARNIVORA; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; KENYA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; ODOR; PHYLOGENY; SCENT GLAND; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HYAENIDAE; KENYA; MALE; ODORS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SCENT GLANDS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84867293245     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00615     Document Type: Article

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