ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Red fox
;
Vulpes vulpes
;
volatile urinary compounds
;
marking behavior
;
Δ3-isopentenyl methyl sulfide
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract A control aqueous solution containing alcohol and polyethylene glycol, and a test solution with the addition of a mixture of eight volatile synthetic compounds identified in red fox urine, Were alternately placed on man-made mounds of fresh snow during January and February, the foxes' courtship season. The foxes preferentially marked those mounds treated with the test solution in the two experimental areas (P 〈 0.05 and 〈0.0001). It is concluded that one or more of the volatile substances induces mound marking in this species.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00987526
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