Behavioural responses of Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) and African lions (Panthera leo) to conspecific urine and to a component of tiger marking fluid

Olfactory signals are an important means of social communication among felids. However, not much is known about how individual volatiles of body-borne odours influence behavioural responses. 2-acetyl-1pyrroline has recently been identified as a characteristic component of tiger marking fluid, while...

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Main Author: Cederlund, Joakim
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Biologi 2018
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-148053