Mammalian Pheromone: Identification of Active Component in the Subauricular Scent of the Male Pronghorn
- 1 March 1974
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 183 (4127), 860-862
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.183.4127.860
Abstract
Male pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) mark vegetation by rubbing with their subauricular glands. Males respond to scent marks by sniffing, licking, thrashing, and marking. Hand-raised males were confronted with artificial scent marks consisting of whole extract of the subauricular gland or synthesized compounds corresponding to those identified from the extract. Of these, isovaleric acid released the strongest responses.Keywords
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